July 16, 2025, becomes Brain Cancer Awareness Day

What it does

The Senate set July 16, 2025, as a day to raise awareness about glioblastoma. Glioblastoma is a deadly brain cancer that kills over 10,000 Americans each year. The day honors patients and their families. It calls for more money for research and better ways to treat the disease. It recognizes the Glioblastoma Therapeutics Network as key to making new treatments.

Who it affects

Patients with glioblastoma and their families are honored. Doctors and scientists working on brain cancer get a push to work together. The public learns about this serious disease.

One thing to notice

Only five drugs and one device have been approved since the 1920s. About 6.9 percent of patients live five years after diagnosis.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

9 cosponsors: 7 Democrats, 2 Republicans.

• Jun 17, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
• Jun 17, 2025 — Passed the Senate · Congress.gov: “Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a…”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Words to know

• glioblastoma — A deadly brain cancer that grows very fast and is hard to treat.
• Glioblastoma Therapeutics Network — A group that works together to make new treatments for brain cancer.