Cancer awareness calendar
Use our Cancer awareness calendar to stay up to date with key awareness raising opportunities that take place throughout the year. This page, and our downloadable calendar above, highlight the specific days, weeks and months that are used to promote important messages about different cancer types and risk factors. The calendar serves as a handy reminder of these dates and a tool to help you organise or participate in awareness raising activities. Stay informed and join us in raising awareness by reading our calendar today.
January
Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day (11 January)*
February
Kidney Cancer Awareness Week
Oesophageal Cancer Awareness Month
World Cancer Day (4 February)
March
Brain Tumour Awareness Month
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
International HPV Awareness Day (4 March)
Kidney Cancer Awareness Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
April
Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
Testicular Cancer Prevention Month
May
Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
Melanoma Awareness Month
Skin Cancer Awareness Month
Sun Awareness Week
World Ovarian Cancer Day (8 May)
June
Cervical Screening Awareness Week
Myeloma Awareness Week
July
Sarcoma Awareness Month
World Head and Neck Cancer Day (27 July)
August
September
Blood Cancer Awareness Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month
Hereditary Cancer Awareness Week
Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
Urological Cancer Awareness Month
October
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Liver Cancer Awareness Month
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) World Awareness Day (25 October)
November
Gastric Cancer Awareness Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Mouth Cancer Action Month
Movember**
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
December