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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. RES. 172
Raising awareness for the sarcoma cancer chordoma.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY27, 2025
Mr. J
OHNSONof Georgia (for himself, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. WILSONof Florida,
Ms. V
ELA´ZQUEZ, and Ms. NORTON) submitted the following resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
RESOLUTION
Raising awareness for the sarcoma cancer chordoma.
Whereas chordoma is a slow growing, yet aggressive bone
cancer of the skull and spine;
Whereas it strikes people of all ages and affects more than
25,000 individuals worldwide;
Whereas, each year, thousands of people are diagnosed with
chordoma including about 300 people annually in the
United States;
Whereas chordomas are among the most complicated tumors
to treat due to involvement of critical structures such as
the brain stem, spinal cord, and important nerves and ar-
teries;
Whereas surgery or radiation performed by a skilled treat-
ment team can be curative for some patients, but even
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with the best care possible, the recurrence rate remains
high; and
Whereas no drugs are known to cure or effectively control the
disease, meaning that patients whose disease progresses
after exhausting surgical and radiation options have little
hope for a full recovery: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-1
resentatives that chordoma patients and families need in-2
creased funding and support for— 3
(1) accurate and early diagnosis; 4
(2) the development of new treatments, 5
diagnostics, and cures; 6
(3) fewer hurdles between research and new 7
treatments; and 8
(4) patient-centric approaches to drug discovery 9
and development. 10
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