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Cancer Awareness Calendar

January 2010

  • Cervical Health Awareness and Screening Month

February 2010

  • National Cancer Prevention Month
  • World Cancer Day (February 4)

March 2010

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

April 2010

  • National Cancer Control Month
  • National Minority Cancer Awareness Week (April 18-24)
  • World Health Day (April 7)

May 2010

  • Cancer Research Month
  • Melanoma/Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Month
  • National Women’s Health Week (May 9-15)

June 2010

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

July 2010

  • UV Safety Month
  • Cord Blood Awareness Month

August 2010

  • No cancer awareness activities

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

October 2010

  • National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

November 2010

  • Lung Cancer Awareness Month
  • Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

December 2010

  • No cancer awareness activities

Sources: American Association for Cancer Research, American Cancer Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, International Myeloma Foundation, National Cancer Institute, National Health Information Center, National Hemophilia Awareness Foundation, and World Health Organization