,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ihj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #bf1 #bjbj,mr4 
,quigley submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
designation of ,may #bjbj as ,national  
,brain ,tumor ,awareness ,month4        
,whereas more than #hf1jjj people in the
 ,united ,states were diagnosed with a  
primary brain tumor last year1 and an   
estimated #hg1bdj ,americans will       
receive a primary brain tumor diagnosis 
in #bjbj2 ,whereas brain tumors are the 
leading cause of death from cancer in   
children under the age of #ad1 the      
leading cause of death from cancer for  
teens under the age of #ai1 and third   
leading cause of death from cancer in   
young adults ages #bj to #ci2 ,whereas  
the five-year relative survival rate in 
the ,united ,states following diagnosis 
of a primary malignant brain and spinal 
tumor is only #cf percent2 ,whereas over

 #ah1jjj people in the ,united ,states  
lost their battle with a brain tumor    
last year2 ,whereas brain tumors may be 
either malignant or benign1 but can be  
life-threatening in either case2        
,whereas an estimated #gjj1jjj people in
 the ,united ,states are currently      
living with a brain tumor2 ,whereas     
treatment of brain tumors is complicated
 by the fact that there are more than   
#acj different types of tumors2 ,whereas
 the treatment and removal of brain     
tumors present significant challenges   
because of the brain's uniquely complex 
and fragile nature2 ,whereas brain      
tumors affect the primary organ in the  
human body that not only controls       
cognitive ability1 but the actions of   
every other organ and limb in the body1 
leading to it being described as a      
disease that affects the essence of     
self2 ,whereas the first resolution     
recognizing the need for a ,national    
,brain ,tumor ,awareness ,month was     
passed by the ,house of ,representatives

 on ,may #ba1 #bjjh2 ,whereas brain     
tumor research is supported by a number 
of private nonprofit research           
foundations and by institutes at the    
,national ,institutes of ,health1       
including the ,national ,cancer         
,institute and ,national ,institute for 
,neurological ,disorders and ,stroke2   
,whereas basic research advances may    
fuel research and development of new    
treatments2 ,whereas there still remain 
daunting obstacles to the development of
 new treatments and there are no        
strategies for screening or early       
detection of brain tumors2 ,whereas     
despite the number of new people        
diagnosed with a brain tumor every year1
 and their devastating prognosis1 there 
have only been five ,food and ,drug     
,administration-approved drugs and one  
device to treat brain tumors in the past
 #cj years2 ,whereas the five approved  
drugs for brain tumors have provided    
only incremental improvements to patient
 survival1 and mortality rates remain   

little changed over the past #cj years2 
,whereas there is a need for greater    
public awareness of brain tumors1       
including the difficulties associated   
with research on these tumors and the   
opportunities for advances in brain     
tumor research and treatment2 and       
,whereas ,may #bjbj1 when brain tumor   
advocates nationwide unite in awareness1
 outreach1 and advocacy activities1     
would be an appropriate month to        
recognize as ,national ,brain ,tumor    
,awareness ,month3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it ,that the ,house of                  
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
designation of ,national ,brain ,tumor  
,awareness ,month2  7#b7 encourages     
increased public awareness of brain     
tumors to honor those who have lost     
their lives to this devastating disease 
or are currently living with a brain    
tumor diagnosis2  7#c7 supports efforts 
to develop better treatments for brain  
tumors that will improve the quality of 
life and the long-term prognosis of     

those individuals diagnosed with a brain
 tumor2  7#d7 expresses its support for 
those individuals who are battling brain
 tumors1 as well as the families1       
friends1 and caregivers of those        
individuals2 and  7#e7 urges that a     
collaborative public-private approach to
 brain tumor research is the best means 
of advancing knowledge of and treatment 
for the disease4