,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fag  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ae1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,graham 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,markey1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,ms4 ,sinema1  
and ,ms4 ,warren7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,designating ,july #bb1   
#bjbj1 as ,glioblastoma ,awareness ,day4
  ,whereas more than #ac1jjj new cases  
of glioblastoma will be diagnosed in the
 ,united ,states in #bjbj2 ,whereas     
glioblastoma is-- 7#a7 the most common  
malignant 7cancerous7 brain tumor1      
accounting for #dh percent of all       
primary malignant brain tumors2 and     
7#b7 the most aggressive1 complex1      
difficult to treat1 and deadly type of  
brain tumor2 ,whereas it is estimated   
that more than #aj1jjj individuals in   
the ,united ,states will succumb to     
glioblastoma every year2 ,whereas the   
#e-year survival rate for glioblastoma  
patients is only #f4h percent1 and the  

average length of 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 due to  
the uniquely complex and fragile nature 
of the brain1 the primary organ in the  
human body that controls not only       
cognitive ability1 but also the actions 
of every organ and limb2 ,whereas1      
relative to other types of cancers1     
brain cancer has-- 7#a7 the highest     
per-patient initial cost of care1 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 with a cost of  
between #ace1jjj and #baj1jjj per       
patient1 depending on the age and gender
 of a 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 awareness of 
both-- 7#a7 the urgent unmet medical    
needs of glioblastoma patients2 and     
7#b7 the opportunities for research and 
treatment advances for glioblastoma3    
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,july #bb1    
#bjbj1 as ,glioblastoma ,awareness ,day2
  7#b7 encourages increased public      
awareness of glioblastoma2  7#c7 honors 

the individuals who have lost their     
lives to glioblastoma1 a devastating    
disease1 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 the    
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 the understanding and         
treatment of glioblastoma4