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#OctoberIs4Livers

GLOBAL LIVER INSTITUTE

#OCTOBERIS4LIVERS
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#OctoberIs4Livers

 GLI is bringing the liver cancer community together to increase the global dialogue about liver cancers. Through this collective effort, GLIs Liver Cancers Department focuses on four key pillars that are deeply connected: education, prevention, detection, and survivorship.

We believe that education empowers prevention—when people understand liver cancer risk factors such as hepatitis, MASLD, alcohol use, or obesity, they are better equipped to take proactive steps for their health. Our work in prevention includes raising awareness about vaccines, lifestyle changes, and liver health monitoring, especially in high-risk communities.

Early detection and screening are essential to improving survival rates, which is why we advocate for broader access to surveillance tools and screening guidelines in both clinical and community settings. 

And we recognize that survivorship is not the end of the journey—it’s a beginning. We work to ensure that, every step of the way, patients and caregivers have the support, resources, and peer connections they need to thrive during and beyond treatment.

Together, these pillars create a strong foundation for our #OctoberIs4Livers campaign and our Liver Cancers Department mission: to elevate liver cancer as a public health priority, center the patient voice, and drive progress across the entire healthcare team.  

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The #OctoberIs4Livers campaign was created to unite the liver cancer community in a global conversation to raise awareness and drive progress against liver cancers. Rooted in the lived experiences of those impacted and informed by expert insight, the campaign focuses on four interconnected pillars: education, prevention, detection, and survivorship.

GLI believes that education is the foundation of prevention. By increasing understanding of liver cancer risk factors including hepatitis infections, MASLD, alcohol use, and obesity, people are better equipped to take proactive steps toward protecting their liver health. The campaign also emphasizes the importance of early detection through screening and surveillance, especially in high-risk and underserved populations, as a critical strategy for improving outcomes. Beyond diagnosis and treatment, #OctoberIs4Livers supports a vision of survivorship that includes long-term care, resources, and a strong community of support, ensuring that patients and caregivers are not alone at any point in their journey.

Join us this October, under the theme Know Your Risk, Know Your Options, as GLI brings forth a month full of webinars, educational resources, and community programs that center around liver cancer education, prevention, detection, and survivorship.

Liver Cancer Lessons

  • Liver Cancer Lessons: New Frontiers in T-Cell Therapies
  • Liver Cancer Lessons: United Kingdom’s Advancements in Liver Cancer Care
  • Liver Cancer Lesson: Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)
  • Liver Cancer Lessons: Understanding the Role of Oncology Care Coordinators in Patient-Centered Cancer Care

October Policy Briefing

  • #OctoberIs4Livers Advancing Prevention, Treatment, and Care: A U.S. and Global Policy Perspective on Liver Disease

2024 Program Achievements

  1. Increased Liver Cancer Awareness: A series of health equity roundtable discussions dissected the barriers impeding the prevention and early detection of liver cancer, with a dedicated focus on addressing care hindrances. These discussions  addressed the critical significance of prevention, screening, and early diagnosis within rural communities, American Indian and Indigenous People in Canada, and the U.S. veteran population.
  2. Enhanced Public Education: Developed educational resources tailored to our community, addressing hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, and liver cancer specifically within the LGBTQI+ demographic, with translations also provided in Japanese and Vietnamese.
  3. Expanded Global Advocacy: Collaborated with healthcare professionals and advocates on a global scale to organize 9 Global Open House events. These localized educational initiatives aimed to enhance public awareness and comprehension of liver diseases and liver cancer within diverse communities worldwide.

For more information, please contact the GLI Liver Cancers team at cancer@globalliver.org

We appreciate the support of Global Liver Institute’s 2024 #OctoberIs4Livers program by the following sponsors:

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