,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bcb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ae1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,daines 7for himself and ,mr4 
,markey7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
,may #bjbe as ,national ,brain ,tumor   
,awareness ,month4  ,whereas it is      
estimated that more than #ic1jjj        
individuals in the ,united ,states will 
be diagnosed with a primary brain tumor 
each year2 ,whereas it is estimated that
 more than #a1jjj1jjj individuals are   
living with a brain tumor in the ,united
 ,states2 ,whereas1 in the ,united      
,states1 brain tumors are-- 7#a7 the    
leading cause of death from cancer in   
children who are under #ad years of age 
and teens who are under #ai years of    
age2 and  7#b7 the second-leading cause 
of death from cancer in young adults who
 are between #ae and #ci years of age2  
,whereas the average #e-year survival   
rate for an individual in the ,united   

,states following the diagnosis of a    
primary malignant brain tumor is only   
#ce4g percent2 ,whereas it is estimated 
that #ah1ccj individuals in the ,united 
,states will die as a result of a       
malignant brain tumor in #bjbe2 ,whereas
 brain tumors may be malignant or benign
 but can be life-threatening in either  
case2 ,whereas treatment of brain tumors
 is complicated by the fact that more   
than #ajj types of brain tumors exist2  
,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 several        
private1 nonprofit research foundations 
and by ,federal medical research        

institutions2 ,whereas basic research   
may fuel advancements and the           
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 prognosis for those 
individuals1 only a few treatments have 
been approved for malignant brain tumors
 since the #aihjs2 ,whereas none of the 
treatments for malignant brain tumors   
extend survival by more than #b years on
 average or are considered to be        
curative2 ,whereas the mortality rates  
associated with brain tumors have       
changed little during the #cj years     
preceding the date of introduction of   
this resolution2 ,whereas there is a    
need for greater public awareness of    
brain tumors1 including the difficulties
 associated with research on brain      

tumors and the opportunities for        
advances in brain tumor research and    
treatment2 and ,whereas ,may #bjbe1     
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 designates ,may #bjbe as
 ,national ,brain ,tumor ,awareness     
,month2  7#b7 encourages increased      
public awareness of brain tumors to     
honor the individuals who have lost     
their lives to a brain tumor 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 prognosis of     
individuals diagnosed with a brain      
tumor2  7#d7 expresses its support for  
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