Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, or DIPG, is a devastating childhood brain cancer that strikes 200 to 400 kids in the U.S. each year. The median survival after diagnosis is only 9 months, the five-year survival rate is less than 1 percent, and treatment options have not improved in over 40 years. This resolution supports designating May 17, 2025, as DIPG Awareness Day and calls for increased federal funding for pediatric cancer research, urging both public and private funders to weigh mortality rates and life-years lost more heavily when making grant decisions — since the average child lost to DIPG loses roughly 80 years of life.
Congressional Summary
This resolution expresses support for the designation of DIPG Awareness Day. DIPG is diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, a terminal childhood brain cancer.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-05-15
- Date Added
- 2026-04-09
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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