,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #beh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bj1
 #bjai,mr4 ,daines 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,markey1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,van       
,hollen1 and ,ms4 ,warren7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,expressing support for the designation 
of ,may #bjai as ,national ,brain ,tumor
 ,awareness ,month4  ,whereas an        
estimated #hf1igj new cases of primary  
brain tumors are expected to be         
diagnosed in the ,united ,states during 
calendar year #bjai2 ,whereas pediatric 
brain tumors are the leading cause of   
death from cancer in children under the 
age of #ai2 ,whereas the average        
survival rate in the ,united ,states for
 all malignant brain tumor patients is  
only #ce percent2 ,whereas1 in #bjai1 an
 estimated #af1hcj people in the ,united
 ,states will die as a result of a      
malignant brain tumor2 ,whereas brain   
tumors may be malignant or benign1 but  

can be life-threatening in either case2 
,whereas nearly #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 brain tumors2        
,whereas the treatment and removal of   
brain tumors present significant        
challenges due to the uniquely complex  
and fragile nature of the brain2        
,whereas brain tumors affect the primary
 organ in the human body that controls  
not only cognitive ability1 but the     
actions of every other organ and limb in
 the body1 leading to brain tumors being
 described as a disease that affects the
 whole individual2 ,whereas brain tumor 
research is supported by a number of    
private1 nonprofit research foundations 
and by ,federal medical research        
institutions2 ,whereas basic research   
may fuel advancements and development of
 new treatments for brain tumors2       
,whereas obstacles to the development of

 new treatments for brain tumors remain1
 and there are limited strategies for   
the screening or early detection of     
brain tumors2 ,whereas1 despite the high
 number of individuals diagnosed with a 
brain tumor every year and the          
devastating prognoses for such          
individuals1 only #e drugs and #a       
medical device are approved by the ,food
 and ,drug ,administration to treat     
brain tumors2 ,whereas the mortality    
rates associated with brain tumors have 
changed little during 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 #bjai1 during which brain 
tumor advocates nationwide unite in     
awareness1 outreach1 and advocacy       
activities1 is an appropriate month to  
recognize as ,national ,brain ,tumor    
,awareness ,month3 ,now1 therefore1 be  

it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 supports   
the designation of ,may #bjai as        
,national ,brain ,tumor ,awareness      
,month2  7#b7 encourages increased      
public awareness of brain tumors to     
honor those individuals who have lost   
their lives to this devastating disease 
or currently live 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 prognoses 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 a          
collaborative approach to brain tumor   
research1 which is a promising means of 
advancing understanding of1 and         
treatment for1 brain tumors4