Cancer Awareness Months and Days
Cancer affects millions of lives, but together, we can drive awareness, fund research, and celebrate survivorship year-round. Every month offers a focused opportunity to educate ourselves and others about specific cancers, advocate for early detection, and support those impacted.
January:
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
February:
National Cancer Prevention Month
Cholangiocarcinoma Awareness Month
Gallbladder & Bile Duct Cancer
World Cancer Day (February 4)
International Childhood Cancer Day (February 15)
Rare Disease Day (February 28)
March:
Colorectal Cancer
Kidney Cancer
Multiple Myeloma
April:
Testicular Cancer
Esophageal Cancer
Head & Neck Cancer
Oral Cancer Awareness Month
Cancer Prevention & Early Detection Month
May:
Oncology Nursing Month
Brain Cancer
Bladder Cancer
Melanoma & Skin Cancer
National Cancer Research Month
World Ovarian Cancer Awareness Day (May 8)
June:
National Cancer Survivors Day (first Sunday in June)
National Cancer Survivor Month
World Brain Tumor Awareness Day (June 8)
July:
Sarcoma & Bone Cancer Awareness Month
World Head and Neck Cancer Day (July 27)
August:
Appendix Cancer
World Cancer Support Month
World Lung Cancer Day (August 1)
September:
Childhood Cancer
Blood Cancer (Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma, etc.)
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month (Ovarian, Uterine, etc.)
Prostate Cancer
Thyroid Cancer
World Cancer Research Day (September 24)
Rare Cancer Day (September 30)
October:
Breast Cancer
Liver Cancer
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day (October 13)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Awareness Day (October 25)
November:
Lung Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer
Gastric Cancer
Neuroendocrine Cancer
National Caregivers Month
World Pancreatic Cancer Day (third Thursday of November)
December:
Cancer-Related Fatigue (CRF) Awareness Month