Cancer Awareness Days
By: Tammy McCausland
There are more than 100 types of cancer. Cancers are usually named after the organs or tissues where they are located. Major cancers like breast, lung, prostate, colorectal, liver, cervical and ovarian cancer are more well-known because there are more diagnoses. We put together a list of important cancer awareness days that are recognized nationally and internationally each year. This list is comprehensive, but not exhaustive, so we apologize for any we’ve missed.
February 4, 2022: World Cancer Day
February 14, 2022: National Donor Day
February 15, 2022: International Childhood Cancer Day
February 28, 2022: Rare Disease Day
March 4, 2022: International HPV Awareness Day
May 2, 2022: Melanoma Monday
May 8, 2022: World Ovarian Cancer Day
June 6, 2022: National Cancer Survivors Day
June 17, 2021: World Kidney Cancer Day
July 13, 2022: GIST Awareness Day
July 22, 2022: Glioblastoma Awareness Day
August 1, 2022: World Lung Cancer Day
September 24, 2022: World Cancer Research Day
October 9, 2022: World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
October 13, 2022: Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
October 16, 2022: National Mammography Day
November 10, 2022: World Neuroendocrine Tumor Awareness Day (NET Cancer Day)
November 17, 2022: World Pancreatic Cancer Day
Which cancer awareness days are important to you?
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Related Content:
Cancer Awareness Months
American Cancer Society
Links:
Society For Radiation Oncology Administrators (SROA)
National Cancer Institute
World Cancer Day
International Childhood Cancer Day
Rare Disease Day
International HPV Awareness Day
Melanoma Monday
World Ovarian Cancer Day
National Cancer Survivors Day
World Kidney Cancer Day
World Lung Cancer Day
World Cancer Research Day
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
National Mammography Day
World Pancreatic Cancer Day
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