DE SCR116

Designates October 2025 as "Liver Cancer Awareness Month" in Delaware to raise public awareness about prevention, risk factors, and resources related to liver cancer

Liver cancer is among the fastest-rising causes of cancer deaths in the U.S., with an estimated 41,000 new cases and over 29,000 deaths projected nationally in 2025

Delaware reported an average of 93 deaths annually from liver and intrahepatic bile duct cancers between 2018-2022, with an age-adjusted death rate of 6.4 per 100,000

New Castle County has a higher late-stage diagnosis rate, with 45.8% of liver and bile duct cancer cases diagnosed at a late stage between 2017-2021

Risk factors include chronic hepatitis B and C infections, cirrhosis, heavy alcohol use, obesity, and environmental toxins, with only a 20% five-year survival rate nationally