•HRES 451 IH 
Whereas the average 5-year survival rate for an individual in 
the United States following the diagnosis of a primary 
malignant brain tumor is only 36 percent; 
Whereas it is estimated that 18,600 individuals in the United 
States will die as a result of a malignant brain tumor in 
2021; 
Whereas brain tumors may be malignant or benign but can 
be life-threatening in either case; 
Whereas, as of the date of introduction of this resolution, ap-
proximately 700,000 individuals in the United States are 
living with a brain tumor; 
Whereas treatment of brain tumors is complicated by the fact 
that more than 130 types of brain tumors exist; 
Whereas the treatment and removal of brain tumors present 
significant challenges due to the uniquely complex and 
fragile nature of the brain; 
Whereas brain tumors affect the primary organ in the human 
body that controls not only cognitive ability, but the ac-
tions of every other organ and limb in the body, leading 
to brain tumors being described as a disease that affects 
the whole individual; 
Whereas brain tumor research is supported by a number of 
private, nonprofit research foundations and by Federal 
medical research institutions; 
Whereas basic research may fuel advancements and develop-
ment of new treatments for brain tumors; 
Whereas obstacles to the development of new treatments for 
brain tumors remain, and there are limited strategies for 
the screening or early detection of brain tumors; 
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•HRES 451 IH 
Whereas, despite the high number of individuals diagnosed 
with a brain tumor every year and the devastating prog-
noses for those individuals, only 5 drugs and 1 medical 
device are approved by the Food and Drug Administra-
tion to treat brain tumors; 
Whereas the mortality rates associated with brain tumors 
have changed little during the 30-year period preceding 
the date of introduction of this resolution; 
Whereas there is a need for greater public awareness of brain 
tumors, including the difficulties associated with research 
on brain tumors and the opportunities for advances in 
brain tumor research and treatment; and 
Whereas May 2021, during which brain tumor advocates na-
tionwide unite in awareness, outreach, and advocacy ac-
tivities, is an appropriate month to recognize as ‘‘Na-
tional Brain Tumor Awareness Month’’: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘National Brain 
Tumor Awareness Month’’; 
(2) encourages increased public awareness of 
brain tumors to honor the individuals who have lost 
their lives to a brain tumor or currently live with a 
brain tumor diagnosis; 
(3) supports efforts to develop better treat-
ments for brain tumors that will improve the quality 
of life and the long-term prognoses of individuals di-
agnosed with a brain tumor; 
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•HRES 451 IH 
(4) expresses its support for 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 ad-
vancing understanding of, and treatment for, brain 
tumors. 
Æ 
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