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Each month, Texas Oncology is pleased to observe several cancer awareness months. They help us honor our patients – both present and past – that have fought these cancer types, as well as educate about the warning signs, prevention methods, and treatment options.

Here’s a calendar to provide you with a quick-reference to the observation months.

January 2026 

• Cervical Health Awareness Month 

February 2026 

• American Heart Month 
• Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness Month 
• International Childhood Cancer Day, February 15 
• National Cancer Prevention Month 
• Rare Disease Day, February 28 
• World Cancer Day, February 4 

March 2026 

• Anal Cancer Awareness Day, March 21 
• Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month 
• International HPV Awareness Day, March 4 
• International Women’s Day, March 8 
• Kidney Cancer Awareness Month 
• Myeloma Awareness Month 
• National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month 
• National Nutrition Month 
• Triple Negative Breast Cancer Day, March 3 

April 2026 

• Take Down Tobacco Day, April 1 
• Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month 
• National Cancer Control Month 
• National Healthcare Decisions Day, April 16 
• National Minority Health Month 
• National Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Month 
• Testicular Cancer Awareness Month 
• World Health Day, April 7 
• World Hemophilia Day, April 17 

May 2026 

• Bladder Cancer Awareness Month 
• Brain Tumor Awareness Month 
• Melanoma Monday, May 4 
• National Cancer Research Month 
• National Senior Health and Fitness Day, May 27 
• National Women’s Checkup Day, May 8 
• National Women’s Health Week, May 11 
• Oncology Nursing Month 
• Skin Cancer Awareness Month 
• World No Tobacco Day, May 31 
• World Ovarian Cancer Day, May 8 

June 2026 

• Cancer Immunotherapy Awareness Month 
• National Cancer Survivors Day, June 7 
• National Men's Health Month 
• National Men’s Health Week, June 15-21 
• World Sickle Cell Day, June 19 

July 2026 

• Sarcoma Awareness Month 
• UV Safety Awareness Month 

August 2026 

• Summer Sun Safety Month 
• World Lung Cancer Day, August 1 

September 2026

•  Blood Cancer Awareness Month 
• Childhood Cancer Awareness Month 
• Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month 
• Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month 
• Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 
• National Sickle Cell Awareness Month 
• Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 
• Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month 

October 2026 

• Liver Cancer Awareness Month 
• Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day, October 13 
• National Breast Cancer Awareness Month 
• National Mammography Day, October 16 
• World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, October 10 

November 2026 

• Great American Smokeout, November 19 
• Lung Cancer Awareness Month 
• National Family Caregivers Month 
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Month 
• National Marrow Awareness Month 
• Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month 
• Stomach Cancer Awareness Month 

December 2026 

• No awareness month activities 

Resources: American Academy of Dermatology Association; American Association for Cancer Research; American Cancer Society; American Childhood Cancer Organization; American Lung Association; American Society of Clinical Oncology; Anal Cancer Foundation; Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids; Caregiver Action Network; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Dermatology Times; Institute for Healthcare Improvement; International Childhood Cancer Day; International Myeloma Foundation; International Papillomavirus Society; Kidney Cancer Association; Leukemia Foundation; Lung Cancer Research Foundation; Mature Market Resource Center; Men’s Health Network; National Bleeding Disorders Foundation; National Brain Tumor Society; National Breast Cancer Foundation Inc.; National Cancer Registrars Association; National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation; National Cervical Cancer Coalition; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization; National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities; No Stomach For Cancer; Oncology Nursing Society; Pancreatic Cancer Action Network; Patient Empowerment Network; Prostate Cancer Foundation; Rare Disease Day; Sarcoma Foundation of America; Sickle Cell Disease Association of America; Skin Cancer Foundation; Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer; Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation; The Oral Cancer Foundation; Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation; Union for International Cancer Control; United States Food and Drug Administration; World Federation of Hemophilia; World Health Organization; Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance; World Ovarian Cancer Coalition