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\n\nMost people would see no change in daily life. The Senate set aside July 16, 2025, as Glioblastoma Awareness Day. Glioblastoma is the most common and most deadly brain cancer. Senators agreed to the measure on June 17, 2025. No money is spent and no rules change.\n\nThe resolution cites specific figures. About 13,000 people in the United States were expected to be told they had glioblastoma in 2025. More than 10,000 die from it each year. Half of patients live about 8 months after diagnosis. The five-year survival rate is 6.9 percent. Senators note that brain cancer patients pay the second highest out-of-pocket costs of any cancer. They also back more research, including through a National Cancer Institute network started in 2020.
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