Cancer Awareness Calendar

Each month, Texas Center for Proton Therapy 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 2023

Cervical Health Awareness Month

February 2023

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 2023

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
Take Down Tobacco Day, March 31

April 2023

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 2023

Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
Brain Tumor Awareness Month
Melanoma Monday, May 1
National Cancer Research Month
National Senior Health and Fitness Day, May 31
National Women’s Checkup Day, May 8
National Women’s Health Week, May 14-20
Oncology Nursing Month
Skin Cancer Awareness Month
World No Tobacco Day, May 31
World Ovarian Cancer Day, May 8

June 2023

Cancer Immunotherapy Awareness Month
National Cancer Survivors Day, June 4
National Men's Health Month
National Men’s Health Week, June 12-18
World Sickle Cell Day, June 19

July 2023

Sarcoma Awareness Month
UV Safety Awareness Month

August 2023

Summer Sun Safety Month
World Lung Cancer Day, August 1

September 2023

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 2023

Liver Cancer Awareness Month
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day, October 13
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Mammography Day, October 20
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, October 9

November 2023

Great American Smokeout, November 16
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 2023

No awareness month activities

Resources: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; American Academy of Dermatology; Association American Association for Cancer Research; American Childhood Cancer Organization; American Lung Association; American Society of Clinical Oncology; Anal Cancer Foundation; Cancer Health; Cancer Research Institute; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Esophageal Cancer Action Network; Foundation for Women’s Center; Head and Neck Cancer Alliance; Hemophilia Federation of America; Institute for Healthcare Improvement; International Childhood Cancer Day; International Myeloma Foundation; International Papillomavirus Society; Kidney Cancer Association; Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; Lung Cancer Research Foundation; Mature Market Resource Center; Men’s Health Month; Metastatic Breast Cancer Network; National Brain Tumor Society; National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation; National Cervical Cancer Coalition; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Hemophilia Foundation; National PACE Association; National Today; No Stomach For Cancer; Oncology Nursing Society; Patient Empowerment Network; Prevent Cancer Foundation; Prostate Cancer Foundation; Rare Disease Day; Sarcoma Foundation of America; Sickle Cell Disease Association of America Inc.; Skin Cancer Foundation; Take Down Tobacco; The Oral Cancer Foundation; Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health; Union for International Cancer Control; World Federation of Hemophilia; World Health Organization; World Ovarian Cancer Coalition; Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance