The cancer awareness dates found on this page are officially recognised annually as a national or international awareness date or observance. Please note, this list is to raise awareness and share information; it is not a comprehensive list of all cancer awareness dates. 

Appendix Cancer Awareness Month

• Guide to Appendix Cancer

National Immunization Awareness Month

• Answers to Your Questions About the COVID-19 Vaccine
• HPV and Cancer
• Should People with Cancer and Cancer Survivors Get the Flu Vaccine?
• What are Cancer Vaccines?

August 1, 2023 - World Lung Cancer Day

• Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - An Introduction
• Guide to Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Just Diagnosed With Lung Cancer: Answers from an Expert
• “Please Don’t Tell My Family!”: Helping Patients Face Lung Cancer Stigma

The Mayor of Chicago has declared August World Cancer Support Month

• Coping With Cancer