S.Res. 303
Designates May 17, 2025, as a childhood brain cancer awareness day
Says May 17, 2025, should be a day to raise awareness of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, a childhood brain tumor, and of childhood brain cancer in general.
- Says the tumor affects 200 to 300 children in the United States each year
- Notes brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer-related death in children
- Says the tumor is the leading cause of death from childhood brain cancer
- Supports efforts to understand the tumor, develop treatments, and care for families
Adopted by the Senate