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 2021

Cervical Health Awareness Month
Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, January 18-24

February 2021

National Cancer Prevention Month
World Cancer Day, February 4
International Childhood Cancer Day, February 15
Rare Disease Day, February 28

March 2021

Kidney Cancer Awareness Month
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
National Nutrition Month
International HPV Awareness Day, March 4
International Women’s Day, March 11
Kick Butts Day, March 20

April 2021

Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month
National Cancer Control Month
National Minority Health Month
National Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Month
National Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
World Health Day, April 7
National Healthcare Decisions Day, April 16

May 2021

Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
Brain Tumor Awareness Month
National Cancer Research Month
Oncology Nursing Month
Women’s Health Week, May 9-15
World Ovarian Cancer Day, May 8
World No Tobacco Day, May 31

June 2021

Cancer Survivors Month
National Men's Health Month
National Cancer Survivors Day, June 7
National Men’s Health Week, June 14-20

July 2021

Sarcoma and Bone Cancer Awareness Month

August 2021

World Lung Cancer Day, August 1

September 2021

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

October 2021

Liver Cancer Awareness Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, October 10
National Mammography Day, October 15

November 2021

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
Great American Smokeout, November 19

December 2021

No awareness month activities

Resources: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; American Academy of Dermatology; American Association for Cancer Research; American Cancer Society; American Childhood Cancer Organization; American Heart Association; American Institute for Cancer Research; American Liver Foundation; American Society of Clinical Oncology; American Society of Hematology; Cancer Research Institute; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered; Head and Neck Cancer Alliance; Hemophilia Federation of America; International Myeloma Foundation; International Neuroendocrine Cancer Alliance; Kick Butts Day – Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids; Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; Life Raft Group; Mature Market Resource Center; Men’s Health Network; Metastatic Breast Cancer Network; Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation ; National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation; National Cervical Cancer Coalition; National Healthcare Decisions Day; National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization; National Urban League; No Stomach for Cancer; Oncology Nursing Society; Oral Cancer Foundation; Patient Empowerment Network; Prostate Cancer Foundation; Rare Disease Day (European Organization for Rare Diseases); Sarcoma Foundation of America; Skin Cancer Foundation; Testicular Cancer Society; UNESCO; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; World Cancer Day – Union of International Cancer Control; World Federation of Hemophilia; Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance; World Pancreatic Cancer Day; World Sickle Cell Day