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Expressing support for the designation of May 2019 as “National Brain Tumor Awareness Month”.

S. Res. 258 · 116th Congress · Jun 20, 2019 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

Expressing support for the designation of May 2019 as National Brain Tumor Awareness Month.

That the Senate—
(1)
supports the designation of May 2019 as “National Brain Tumor Awareness Month”;
(2)
encourages increased public awareness of brain tumors to honor those individuals who have lost their lives to this devastating disease or currently live with a brain tumor diagnosis;
(3)
supports efforts to develop better treatments for brain tumors that will improve the quality of life and the long-term prognoses of those individuals diagnosed with a brain tumor;
(4)
expresses its support for those individuals who are battling brain tumors, as well as the families, friends, and caregivers of those individuals; and
(5)
urges a collaborative approach to brain tumor research, which is a promising means of advancing understanding of, and treatment for, brain tumors.