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Cancer Awareness Calendar

January 2013

  • Cervical Health Awareness and Screening Month

February 2013

  • National Cancer Prevention Month
  • World Cancer Day, February 4

March 2013

  • Myeloma Awareness Month
  • National Colorectal Awareness Month
  • National Hemophilia Awareness Month
  • National Kidney Cancer Month
  • National Nutrition Month

April 2013

  • Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month
  • National Cancer Control Month
  • National Minority Health Month
  • World Health Day, April 7

May 2013

  • Brain Tumor Awareness Month
  • Cancer Research Month
  • Melanoma Monday, May 6
  • Melanoma/Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Month
  • Women’s Health Week, May 12-18
  • World No Tobacco Day, May 31

June 2013

  • National Cancer Survivors Day, June 2
  • National Men's Health Month
  • National Men’s Health Week, June 10-16

July 2013

  • Cord Blood Awareness Month

August 2013

  • No cancer awareness activities

September 2013

  • Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
  • Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
  • Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month
  • National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
  • National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
  • National Women's Health & Fitness Day, September 25
  • Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month

October 2013

  • Liver Cancer Awareness Month
  • Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day, October 13
  • National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

November 2013

  • Lung Cancer Awareness Month
  • National Family Caregivers Month
  • National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
  • National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
  • Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

December 2013

  • No cancer awareness activities

Resources: American Cancer Society, American Liver Foundation, Esophageal Cancer Awareness Association, Hemophilia Federation of America, International Myeloma Foundation, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, National Brain Tumor Society, National Health Information Center, National Pancreas Foundation, Prevent Cancer Foundation, Thyroid Cancer Survivors Association, WomensHealth.gov, and World Health Organization