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Calendar of Events

January 2010

  • Healthy Weight Week (January 17-23)
  • Cervical Health Awareness and Screening Month

February 2010

  • National Cancer Prevention Month
  • National Patient Recognition Week (February 1-7)
  • National Patient Recognition Day (February 3)
  • World Cancer Day (February 4)
  • National Donor Day (February 14)

March 2010

  • National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
  • National Nutrition Month
  • Kick Butts Day (March 24)

April 2010

  • National Cancer Control Month
  • World Health Day (April 7)
  • Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week (April 12-18)
  • National Minority Cancer Awareness Week (April 18-24)

May 2010

  • Cancer Research Month
  • Melanoma/Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Month
  • Melanoma Monday (May 3)
  • National Women’s Health Week (May 9-15)
  • World No Tobacco Day (May 31)

June 2010

  • National Cancer Survivors’ Day (June 6)
  • National Men’s Health Week (June 14-20)

July 2010

  • UV Safety Month

August 2010

  • No events scheduled at this time

September 2010

  • Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
  • Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
  • Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month
  • National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
  • National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
  • Prostate Cancer Awareness Week (September 19-25)
  • The 15th Annual LeukemiaTexas Golf Classic (September 13)

October 2010

  • Healthy Lung Month
  • National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day (October 13)
  • National Mammography Day (October 15)

November 2010

  • Lung Cancer Awareness Month
  • National Family Caregivers’ Month
  • Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
  • Smoking Cessation/Great American Smokeout Day (November 18)

December 2010

  • No events scheduled at this time

Sources: American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute, and World Health Organization