(5 ILCS 490/133) Sec. 133. Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Awareness Day. May 17th of each year is designated as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Awareness Day. Brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in children, and DIPG is a highly aggressive brain tumor that affects roughly 300 children a year in the United States. DIPG Awareness Day is to be observed throughout the State as a day to encourage the people of Illinois to help increase public awareness of this particularly aggressive form of cancer affecting children.
(Source: P.A. 100-622, eff. 1-1-19.)