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Cancer Awareness Calendar


January 2009
  • National Cervical Cancer Screening Month
  • Healthy Weight Week (Jan. 18-24)


February 2009
  • Coaches vs. Cancer® Suits and Sneakers awareness weekend (January 30-February 1)


March 2009
  • National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
  • National Nutrition Awareness Month


April 2009
  • National Cancer Control Month
  • National Minority Cancer Awareness Week (April 19-25)
  • National Volunteer Week (April 19-25)
  • World Health Day (April 7)


May 2009
  • Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
  • Cancer Research Month
  • Melanoma Monday (May 4)
  • Women's Health/Cancer Awareness (Mother’s Day: May 10)
  • National Women's Health Week (May 10-16)
  • World No Tobacco Day (May 31)
  • Cover the Uninsured Week (May 3-9)


June 2009
  • National Cancer Survivors Day (June 7)
  • Men's Health/Cancer Awareness (Father's Day-June 21)
  • National Men's Health Week (June 8-14)


July 2009
  • UV Safety Month
  • Sarcoma Awareness Month


August 2009


September 2009
  • National Ovarian Cancer Month
  • Childhood Cancer Month
  • Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
  • National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
  • Prostate Cancer Awareness Week (Sept. 10-16)
  • Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month
  • Take a Loved One for a Check-up Day (Sept. 22)
  • Health Literacy Month


October 2009
  • National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • National Mammography Day (Oct. 16)


November 2009
  • Great American Smokeout (Nov. 19)
  • Coaches vs. Cancer Classic® Weekend (Nov. 19-20)
  • Lung Cancer Awareness Month
  • National Family Caregivers Month
  • Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month


December 2009



Revised: 01/2009