The cancer awareness dates found on this page are officially recognized annually as a national or international awareness date or observance. Please note, this list is to raise awareness and share information; it is not a comprehensive list of all cancer awareness dates. If you are aware of any national or international awareness dates or observances, please let us know at contactus@cancer.net .
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January
Cervical Health Awareness Month
February
National Cancer Prevention Month
February 4, 2024 - World Cancer Day
- Cancer Myths
- 6 Healthy Living Tips for World Cancer Day
- “Tell Me How I Can Help”: What You Can Do for World Cancer Day
February 14, 2024 - National Donor Day
- How to Donate Your Hair in 3 Simple Steps . Also available in Spanish .
- Can I Donate an Organ to a Person With Cancer?
- Donating Bone Marrow Is Easy and Important: Here's Why
- What Can I Donate to Help People With Cancer?
- How Umbilical Cord Blood Can Save Someone's Life
- Help People With Cancer: Donate Blood and Platelets
February 29, 2024 – Rare Disease Day
March
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Myeloma Awareness Month
Kidney Cancer Awareness Month
March 4, 2024 – International HPV Awareness Day
March 8, 2024 – International Women's Day
March 14, 2023 - World Kidney Day
March 22, 2024 - Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action
April
Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month
National Cancer Control Month
National Minority Cancer Awareness Month
National Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Month
National Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
April 7, 2024 – World Health Day
May
Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
Brain Tumor Awareness Month
National Cancer Research Month
- Clinical Trials
- Understanding the Publication and Format of Cancer Research Studies
- Research Roundup
National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
May 6, 2024 - Melanoma Monday
National Neurofibromatosis Month
Oncology Nursing Month
May 8, 2024 - World Ovarian Cancer Day
May 13, 2024 - Women's Check-Up Day
May 12-15, 2024 - Women’s Health Week
May 31, 2024 - World No-Tobacco Day
June
Cancer Immunotherapy Awareness Month
Cancer Survivors Month
June 2, 2024 - National Cancer Survivors Day
June 10 - 16, 2024 - Men's Health Week
- Guide to Prostate Cancer
- Guide to Testicular Cancer
- Guide to Penile Cancer
- Guide to Breast Cancer in Men
June 20, 2024 - World Kidney Cancer Day
June 13 - 19, 2024 - National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week
- Collecting Your Family's Health History
- Reducing Health Care Disparities Through Cancer Clinical Trials
- Donating Biospecimens for Cancer Research: An Expert Q&A
- Health Disparities and Cancer
- Genetics and Cancer
July
UV Safety Month
Sarcoma and Bone Cancer Awareness Month
July 13, 2024 – GIST Awareness Day
July 17, 2024 - Glioblastoma Awareness Day
August
Appendix Cancer Awareness Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
- Answers to Your Questions About the COVID-19 Vaccine
- HPV and Cancer
- Should People with Cancer and Cancer Survivors Get the Flu Vaccine?
- What are Cancer Vaccines?
August 1, 2024 - World Lung Cancer Day
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - An Introduction
- Guide to Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Just Diagnosed With Lung Cancer: Answers from an Expert
- “Please Don’t Tell My Family!”: Helping Patients Face Lung Cancer Stigma
The Mayor of Chicago has declared August World Cancer Support Month
September
Blood Cancer Awareness Month
- Guide to Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
- Guide to Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
- Guide to Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
- Guide to Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
- Guide to Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Guide to Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Pain Awareness Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
September 17, 2024 - Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day
September 24, 2024 - World Cancer Research Day
September 25 - October 1, 2023 - National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week
- Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
- Guide to Breast Cancer
- Guide to Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Peritoneal Cancer
October
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Liver Cancer Awareness Month
October 12, 2024 - World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
October 13, 2024 - Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
October 18, 2024 - National Mammography Day
October 20 - 26, 2024 - National Health Quality Week
- Quality Care Symposium
- Improving Quality of Cancer Care for Older Adults
- How Teleoncology Helps Deliver High-Quality Cancer Care
November
Carcinoid Cancer Awareness Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
National Family Caregivers Month
National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
- Advanced Cancer Care Planning
- Hospice
- Caring for the Symptoms of Cancer and its Treatment
- Caregiving
- End-of-Life Care
- Grief and Bereavement
National Marrow Awareness Month
National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
November 30, 2023 - Stomach Cancer Awareness Day
November 10, 2024 - World Neuroendocrine Tumor Awareness Day (NET Cancer Day)
- Guide to Neuroendocrine Tumor
- Guide to Neuroendocrine Tumor of the GI Tract
- Guide to Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Lung
- Guide to Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Pancreas
November 21, 2024 - Great American Smokeout
November 21, 2024 - World Pancreatic Cancer Day
December
December 1, 2024 - World AIDS Day
December 6-12, 2023 - National Influenza Immunization Week