Young Americans have historically been the least involved in politics, despite the huge consequences policies can have on them. Please sign up for our advisory group to be a part of making GovTrack a better tool for what you do. We hope to make GovTrack more useful to policy professionals like you. Pediatric brain cancer in general and (C)Ĭhallenges relating to research on pediatric cancers and ways to advance that research. To provide comprehensive care for children with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma tumors and their families and (3)Įncourages all individuals in the United States to become more informed about- (A)ĭiffuse intrinsic pontine glioma tumors (B) To develop effective treatments for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma tumors and (C) To better understand diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma tumors (B) Supports designating May 17, 2023, as DIPG Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Day (2) Whereas the prognosis for children diagnosed with DIPG tumors has not improved during the past 50 years: Now, therefore, be it Whereas the average age at which a child is diagnosed with a DIPG tumor is between 5 and 10 years, resulting in a life expectancy approximately 70 years shorter than the average life expectancy in the United States and Whereas, with respect to an individual who is diagnosed with a DIPG tumor, the rate of survival 5 years after diagnosis is approximately 2 percent

Whereas, with respect to a child who is diagnosed with a DIPG tumor and receives treatment for a DIPG tumor, the median amount of time that the child survives after diagnosis is approximately 11 months Whereas DIPG tumors are the leading cause of pediatric brain cancer deaths Whereas brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer-related death among children Whereas diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (referred to in this preamble as DIPG) tumors regularly affect 150 to 300 children in the United States each year Marshall) submitted the following resolution which was considered and agreed toĮxpressing support for the designation of May 17, 2023, as DIPG Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Day to raise awareness of, and encourage research on, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma tumors and pediatric cancers in general.

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