Cancer Awareness Calendar

Cancer awareness an on-going scheme that functions all year round. Here is an awareness calender to make sure that you have all the important dates in your diary. Don't be surprised if on certain months, the blog changes a radical color to support an awareness month. 

January

• National Cervical Cancer Screening Month
• Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Awareness Weekend: 25th-26th
• Healthy Weight Week: 20th-26th

February

• World Cancer Day: 4th

March

• National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
• National Nutrition Month
• International Women's Day: 8th
• Kick Butts Day: 20th

April

• National Cancer Control Month
• World Health Day: 7th
• National Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Week: 14th-20th
• National Minority Cancer Awareness Week: 15th-21st
• National Volunteer Week: 21st-27th

May

• Cancer Research Month
• Brain Tumor Awareness Month
• Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
• Melanoma Monday: 6th
• National Women's Health Week: 12th-18th
• National Women's Check-Up Day: 13th
• American Cancer Society's Birthday: 22nd
• Don't Fry Day: 24th
• World No Tobacco Day: 31st

June

• Men's Health/Cancer Awareness Month
• National Cancer Survivors Day: 2nd
• Coaches vs. Cancer Golf Invitational: 9th-10th
• National Men's Health Week: 10th-16th

July

• UV Safety Month

August

• Summer Sun Safety

September

• National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
• Childhood Cancer Month
• Health Literacy Month
• National Ovarian Cancer Month
• Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
• Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month
• Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month

October

• National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Majority of American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer events
• National Mammography Day: 18th

November

• Lung Cancer Awareness Month
• Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
• National Family Caregiver Month
• Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
• Great American Smokeout: 21st