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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Anyone, anywhere can be diagnosed with a brain
3tumor; brain tumors have no socioeconomic boundaries and do not
4discriminate among gender or ethnicity; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Brain tumors are the deadliest form of childhood
6cancer; the National Cancer Institute designates less than 4%
7of its budget to pediatric cancer research and only a fraction
8of that goes to brain tumor research; due to lack of funding,
9pediatric brain tumor treatment options have not changed in the
10last 30 years; and
 
11    WHEREAS, There are more than 120 different types of brain
12tumors; the exact cause for primary brain tumors are unknown,
13but there is ongoing research that is investigating the
14wide-ranging roles that genetics and environment may play; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Too many of Illinois' own vibrant children have
16died as the result of a brain tumor; the members of this body
17want to remember John, Leah, Liam, Maeve, Aidan, Donna, Gus,
18Jake, Abby, Danny, Octavio, Ross, Pat, Benny, Max, Miles, Hope,
19and the countless other children whose lives have been cut
20short or compromised by this disease; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Greater advancements to research and increased

 

 

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1awareness of the diseases will maximize the chances for finding
2a cure and minimize the number of deaths caused by brain tumors
3each year; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The members of this body honor the work that is
5currently being done in our own State at Ann and Robert H.
6Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago toward addressing the
7challenges of pediatric brain tumors; under the leadership of
8Dr. Jason Fangusaro, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Program at Lurie
9Children's is among the nation's top-ranked programs for
10clinical and scientific expertise and the quality of its
11services and staff, supporting patients and their families
12currently in treatment; and
 
13    WHEREAS, The American Brain Tumor Association and the
14National Brain Tumor Society currently recognize the month of
15May as National Brain Tumor Awareness Month; the Go Gray in May
16initiative focuses on pediatric brain tumors so that patients,
17families, and individuals become more informed about brain
18tumors, symptoms, treatment options, and considerations for
19caregivers alongside policy, trends, and research initiatives;
20therefore, be it
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
23designate the date of May 15, 2015 as Go Gray in May in

 

 

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1Illinois Day in the State of Illinois and urge the citizens of
2this great State to Go Gray by wearing the color gray in
3support of all the courageous families in Illinois, who, with
4the advocacy and support of organizations such as the John
5McNicholas Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, are working
6toward better care and a better cure; and be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8presented to the John McNicholas Pediatric Brain Tumor
9Foundation.