Glioblastoma Awareness Day

Official: A resolution designating July 16, 2025, as "Glioblastoma Awareness Day".

IntroducedJune 17, 2025

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Why This Matters

This resolution designates July 16, 2025, as 'Glioblastoma Awareness Day' to raise public awareness about glioblastoma, a deadly type of brain tumor. It honors those affected by the disease and encourages support for research and treatment advancements.

If you know someone with glioblastoma, this day aims to increase awareness and support for better treatments and research efforts.

Affects: Individuals diagnosed with glioblastoma, their families, and caregivers.

Summary

This resolution designates July 16, 2025, as Glioblastoma Awareness Day. Glioblastoma is a malignant brain tumor.

What does this resolution do?

1. More than 13,000 people in the U.S. are expected to be diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2025. 2. The 5-year survival rate for glioblastoma patients is only 6.9%, with a median survival time of just 8 months. 3. The National Cancer Institute created the Glioblastoma Therapeutics Network in 2020 to support the development of new therapies for glioblastoma.

Who is affected?

Individuals diagnosed with glioblastoma, their families, and caregivers.

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