Cancer Awareness Months
By: Tammy McCausland
Almost everyone knows someone who has been affected personally by cancer. In 2021, the American Cancer Society estimated there would be 1.9 million new cancer diagnoses in the U.S. and 608,570 cancer deaths. The National Cancer Institute reported that in 2020, prostate, lung and colorectal cancers accounted for an estimated 43 percent of all cancers diagnosed in men in 2020; breast, lung and colorectal accounted for an estimated 50 percent of all new cancer diagnoses in women.
We have put together a list of cancer awareness months:
January: Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
February: National Cancer Prevention Month; Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness Month
March: Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; Kidney Cancer Awareness Month; Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month
April: Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month; Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month; Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
May: National Cancer Research Month; Bladder Cancer Awareness Month; Brain Cancer Awareness Month; Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month
June: National Cancer Survivor Month
July: Sarcoma and Bone Cancer Awareness Month
September: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month; Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month; Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month; Prostate Cancer Awareness Month; Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month; Uterine Cancer Awareness Month
October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month; Liver Cancer Awareness Month
November: Carcinoid Cancer Awareness Month; Gastric Cancer Awareness Month; Lung Cancer Awareness Month; Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Which cancer awareness months are important to you?
We would love to hear your experiences.
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Links:
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National Cancer Institute
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