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This Senate resolution designates May 2026 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month" to raise public awareness about brain tumors and the challenges patients and researchers face. It highlights sobering statistics, including that more than 108,000 people in the United States will be diagnosed with a primary brain tumor this year, over 1 million are currently living with one, and brain tumors remain the leading cause of cancer death in children and teens and the second-leading cause in young adults. The resolution notes that survival rates have improved little in decades, with only a 34.8 percent five-year survival rate for malignant tumors and no treatments that are curative or extend life by more than two years on average. Rather than creating new programs or funding, the resolution is a symbolic gesture that expresses support for patients, families, and caregivers affected by brain tumors and encourages collaborative research efforts to improve detection and treatment. As a simple resolution, it carries no legal force or budgetary impact but serves to formally recognize the issue and promote advocacy nationwide.

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