DE SCR9

Designates March 2017 as "Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month" in Delaware

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States and third leading cause in Delaware, with an estimated 440 new cases and 150 deaths projected for Delaware in 2017

Delaware ranked 5th nationally in 2014 for colonoscopy/sigmoidoscopy screening rates, with 76.5% of residents age 50 and older having received screening

Only 39% of colorectal cancer patients in Delaware are diagnosed at localized stage, where the 5-year survival rate is 90%, compared to 14% survival for distant-stage diagnosis

Embraces the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable's goal of screening 80% of Delawareans aged 50 and older for colorectal cancer by 2018