,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ehg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ai1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,reed1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,casey1 
and ,mr4 ,braun7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was considered and   
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,expressing    
support for the designation of ,may #ag1
 #bjbj1 as ,,dipg ,pediatric ,brain     
,cancer ,awareness ,day to raise        
awareness of and encourage research on  
diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma tumors 
and pediatric cancers in general4       
,whereas diffuse intrinsic pontine      
glioma 7referred to in this preamble as 
,,dipg7 tumors regularly affect #bjj to 
#djj children in the ,united ,states    
each year2 ,whereas brain tumors are the
 leading cause of cancer-related death  
among children2 ,whereas1 during        
childhood1 ,,dipg tumors are-- 7#a7 the 
second most common type of malignant    
brain tumor2 and  7#b7 the leading cause
 of pediatric brain cancer deaths2      

,whereas1 with respect to a child who is
 diagnosed with a ,,dipg tumor and      
receives treatment for a ,,dipg tumor1  
the median amount of time that the child
 survives after diagnosis is only #i    
months2 ,whereas1 with respect to an    
individual who is diagnosed with a      
,,dipg tumor1 the rate of survival #e   
years after diagnosis is approximately  
#b percent2 ,whereas the average age at 
which a child is diagnosed with a ,,dipg
 tumor is between #e and #i years1      
resulting in a life expectancy          
approximately #gj years shorter than the
 average life expectancy in the ,united 
,states2 and ,whereas the prognosis for 
children diagnosed with ,,dipg tumors   
has not improved over the past #dj      
years3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the 
,senate-- 7#a7 supports-- 7,a7          
designating ,may #ag1 #bjbj1 as ,,dipg  
,pediatric ,brain ,cancer ,awareness    
,day2 and  7,b7 efforts to-- 7i7 better 
understand diffuse intrinsic pontine    
glioma tumors2  7ii7 develop effective  

treatments for diffuse intrinsic pontine
 glioma tumors2 and  7iii7 provide      
comprehensive care for children with    
diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma tumors 
and their families2 and  7#b7 encourages
 all individuals in the ,united ,states 
to become more informed about-- 7,a7    
diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma tumors2
  7,b7 pediatric brain cancer in        
general2 and  7,c7 challenges relating  
to research on pediatric cancers and    
ways to advance such research4