,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bde  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aa1
 #bjai ,mr4 ,graham 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,mc,sally1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,ms4 ,warren1  
,mr4 ,mc,connell1 and ,mr4 ,markey7     
submitted the following resolution2     
which was considered and agreed to      
,,resolution  ,designating ,july #ag1   
#bjai1 as ,glioblastoma ,awareness ,day4
  ,whereas an estimated #ac1caj new     
cases of glioblastoma will be diagnosed 
in the ,united ,states in #bjai2        
,whereas glioblastoma is-- 7#a7 the most
 common malignant 7cancerous7 brain     
tumor1 accounting for #dg percent of all
 primary malignant brain tumors2 and    
7#b7 the most aggressive1 complex1      
difficult to treat1 and deadliest brain 
tumor2 ,whereas it is estimated that    
more than #ae1jjj people in the ,united 
,states will succumb to glioblastoma    
every year2 ,whereas the #e-year        
survival rate for glioblastoma patients 
is only #e4f percent and the average    

survival for glioblastoma patients is   
estimated to be only #ab to #ah months2 
,whereas glioblastoma is described as a 
disease that affects the essence of     
self1 as the treatment and removal of   
glioblastoma presents significant       
challenges because of the uniquely      
complex and fragile nature of the brain1
 the primary organ in the human body    
that controls not only cognitive        
ability1 but the actions of every organ 
and limb2 ,whereas brain cancer has--   
7#a7 the highest per-patient initial    
cost of care for any cancer group1 with 
an annualized mean net cost of care     
approaching #aej1jjj2 and  7#b7 the     
highest annualized mean net costs for   
last-year-of-life care1 relative to     
other cancers1 at #ace1jjj to #baj1jjj  
7depending on age and gender7 per       
patient2  ,whereas1 although research   
advances may fuel the development of new
 treatments for glioblastoma1           
challenging obstacles to accelerating   
progress toward new treatments for      

glioblastoma remain1 and there are no   
screening or early detection methods2   
,whereas1 although glioblastoma was     
first described in medical and          
scientific literature in the #aibjs1 and
 despite its devastating prognosis1 only
 #d drugs and #a medical device have    
been approved by the ,food and ,drug    
,administration to treat glioblastoma   
since the #aibjs1 and the mortality     
rates associated with glioblastoma have 
changed little during the past #cj      
years2 and ,whereas there is a need for 
greater public awareness of             
glioblastoma1 including both the urgent 
unmet medical need1 as well as the      
opportunities for research and treatment
 advances for glioblastoma patients3    
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,july #ag1    
#bjai1 as ,glioblastoma ,awareness ,day2
  7#b7 encourages increased public      
awareness of glioblastoma2  7#c7 honors 
those individuals who have lost their   
lives to that devastating disease or are

 currently living with it2  7#d7        
supports efforts to develop better      
treatments for glioblastoma that will   
improve the long-term prognosis of      
individuals diagnosed with glioblastoma2
  7#e7 expresses its support for those  
individuals who are battling brain      
tumors1 as well as the families1        
friends1 and caregivers of those        
individuals2 and  7#f7 urges a          
collaborative approach to brain tumor   
research1 which is a promising means of 
advancing understanding of1 and         
treatment for1 glioblastoma4