H.Res.172

This bill aims to raise awareness for chordoma, a rare and aggressive bone cancer affecting the skull and spine.

Chordoma is a slow-growing, aggressive bone cancer affecting the skull and spine. It impacts people of all ages and affects over 25,000 individuals worldwide, with about 300 new cases in the U.S. each year. The disease is difficult to treat due to its involvement with critical structures such as the brain stem, spinal cord, and important nerves and arteries. The bill emphasizes the need for increased funding and support for accurate and early diagnosis, development of new treatments and diagnostics, reducing barriers between research and new treatments, and patient-centric approaches to drug.