Bipartisan Senate resolution recognizes July 17, 2024 as National Glioblastoma Awareness Day
WASHINGTON – Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema and a bipartisan group of Senators introduced legislation honoring the late Arizona Senator John McCain, who passed away in 2018 from glioblastoma, and other Americans who have battled and continue to battle brain cancer by designating Wednesday, July 17 as National Glioblastoma Awareness Day. The bipartisan resolution passed the Senate earlier this summer.
“Glioblastoma Awareness Day honors Senator John McCain – my personal hero – and the thousands of Americans who have battled or continue to battle brain cancers, and their caregivers. We’ll continue strengthening efforts to find a cure and develop new treatments for this disease and other brain cancers,” said Sinema.
Each year, over 14,000 Americans are diagnosed with glioblastomas, and 10,000 Americans tragically die from these brain tumors. Sinema’s bipartisan legislation calls for treatments of glioblastoma and related brain cancers to slow its progression, improve quality of life, and recognize the importance of molecular biomarker testing to improve diagnosis and treatment.
Last year, Sinema helped pass two bipartisan resolutions designating Wednesday, July 19, 2023 as National Glioblastoma Awareness Day and May 2023 as Brain Tumor Awareness Month – supporting efforts to develop better treatments for brain tumors that will improve the quality of life and the long-term prognoses of individuals diagnosed with a brain tumor.
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