Expressing support for the designation of May 17, 2025, as "DIPG Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage research into cures for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and pediatric cancers in general.
HRES 419 designates May 17, 2025, as "DIPG Awareness Day" to raise public awareness about diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a fatal pediatric brain cancer with a median survival of 9 months and less than 1% 5-year survival rate. The resolution encourages public and private funding sources to prioritize research for DIPG and other pediatric cancers by considering mortality rates and life-years lost when allocating grants. It does not create new laws but symbolically urges greater attention to this unmet medical need.
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Introduced May 15, 2025
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May 15, 2025
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Debbie Dingell
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Adam Smith
DDemocratic
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Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
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David P. Joyce
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James P. McGovern
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Joe Neguse
DDemocratic
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Kathy Castor
DDemocratic
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Michael T. McCaul
RRepublican
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Mike Quigley
DDemocratic
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Raja Krishnamoorthi
DDemocratic
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Stephen F. Lynch
DDemocratic
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