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,,repres5tatives  ,may #bf1 #bjbj,mr4   
,quigley submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,express+      
support = designation ( ,may #bjbj z    
,national ,bra9 ,tumor ,aw>5ess ,mon?4  
,:]eas m ?an #hf1jjj p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
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ye>1 & an e/imat$ #hg1bdj ,am]icans w   
receive a prim>y bra9 tumor diagnosis 9 
#bjbj2 ,:]eas bra9 tumors are ! lead+   
cause ( dea? f canc] 9 *ildr5 "u ! age (
 #ad1 ! lead+ cause ( dea? f canc] =    
te5s "u ! age ( #ai1 & ?ird lead+ cause 
( dea? f canc] 9 "y adults ages #bj to  
#ci2 ,:]eas ! five-ye> relative survival
 rate 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates foll[+ diagnosis
 ( a prim>y malignant bra9 & sp9al tumor
 is only #cf p]c5t2 ,:]eas ov] #ah1jjj p
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates lo/ _! battle ) a    
bra9 tumor la/ ye>2 ,:]eas bra9 tumors  
may be ei!r malignant or b5ign1 b c be  
life-?reat5+ 9 ei!r case2 ,:]eas an     

e/imat$ #gjj1jjj p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are
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treatm5t ( bra9 tumors is complicat$ by 
! fact t !re are m ?an #acj diff]5t     
types ( tumors2 ,:]eas ! treatm5t &     
removal ( bra9 tumors pres5t significant
 *all5ges because ( ! bra9's uniquely   
complex & fragile nature2 ,:]eas bra9   
tumors affect ! prim>y organ 9 ! human  
body t n only controls cognitive        
ability1 b ! actions ( e o!r organ &    
limb 9 ! body1 lead+ to x be+ describ$ z
 a disease t affects ! ess5ce ( self2   
,:]eas ! fir/ resolution recogniz+ ! ne$
 = a ,national ,bra9 ,tumor ,aw>5ess    
,mon? 0 pass$ by ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives on ,may #ba1 #bjjh2     
,:]eas bra9 tumor rese>* is support$ by 
a numb] ( private nonpr(it rese>*       
f\ndations & by in/itutes at ! ,national
 ,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 includ+ !         
,national ,canc] ,in/itute & ,national  
,in/itute = ,neurological ,disord]s &   
,/roke2 ,:]eas basic rese>* advances may
 fuel rese>* & developm5t ( new         

treatm5ts2 ,:]eas !re /ill rema9 daunt+ 
ob/acles to ! developm5t ( new treatm5ts
 & !re are no /rategies = scre5+ or e>ly
 detection ( bra9 tumors2 ,:]eas despite
 ! numb] ( new p diagnos$ ) a bra9 tumor
 e ye>1 & _! deva/at+ prognosis1 !re h  
only be5 five ,food & ,drug             
,adm9i/ration-approv$ drugs & "o device 
to treat bra9 tumors 9 ! pa/ #cj ye>s2  
,:]eas ! five approv$ drugs = bra9      
tumors h provid$ only increm5tal        
improvem5ts to pati5t survival1 &       
mortality rates rema9 little *ang$ ov] !
 pa/ #cj ye>s2 ,:]eas !re is a ne$ =    
great] public aw>5ess ( bra9 tumors1    
includ+ ! difficulties associat$ )      
rese>* on ^! tumors & ! opportunities = 
advances 9 bra9 tumor rese>* & treatm5t2
 & ,:]eas ,may #bjbj1 :5 bra9 tumor     
advocates nationwide unite 9 aw>5ess1   
outrea*1 & advocacy activities1 w\ld be 
an appropriate mon? to recognize z      
,national ,bra9 ,tumor ,aw>5ess ,mon?3  
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports !       

designation ( ,national ,bra9 ,tumor    
,aw>5ess ,mon?2  7#b7 enc\rages increas$
 public aw>5ess ( bra9 tumors to honor  
^? :o h lo/ _! lives to ?is deva/at+    
disease or are curr5tly liv+ ) a bra9   
tumor diagnosis2  7#c7 supports ef=ts to
 develop bett] treatm5ts = bra9 tumors t
 w improve ! quality ( life & ! long-t]m
 prognosis ( ^? individuals diagnos$ ) a
 bra9 tumor2  7#d7 expresses its support
 = ^? individuals :o are battl+ bra9    
tumors1 z well z ! families1 fri5ds1 &  
c>egiv]s ( ^? individuals2 &  7#e7 urges
 t a collaborative public-private       
approa* to bra9 tumor rese>* is ! be/   
means ( advanc+ k ( & treatm5t = !      
disease4