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 2020

Cervical Health Awareness Month

February 2020

International Childhood Cancer Day, February 18
National Cancer Prevention Month
Rare Disease Day, February 29
World Cancer Day, February 4

March 2020

Anal Cancer Awareness Day, March 21
Kidney Cancer Awareness Month
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
National Nutrition Month
Triple Negative Breast Cancer Day

April 2020

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
National Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
World Health Day, April 7

May 2020

Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
Brain Tumor Awareness Month
National Cancer Research Month
National Senior Health and Fitness Day, May 27
National Women’s Checkup Day, May 14
National Women’s Health Week, May 10-16
Oncology Nursing Month
World No Tobacco Day, May 31
World Ovarian Cancer Day, May 8

June 2020

National Cancer Survivors Day, June 7
National Men's Health Month
National Men’s Health Week, June 15-21

July 2020

Sarcoma and Bone Cancer Awareness Month
Glioblastoma Awareness Day, July 22

August 2020

World Lung Cancer Day, August 1

September 2020

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

October 2020

Liver Cancer Awareness Month
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day, October 13
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Health Quality Week
National Mammography Day, October 16

November 2020

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

December 2020

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