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Commemorative Dates
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Introduction
Use the links to the right to find commemorative dates by month.
February
There are no commemorative dates for February.
June
June 1, 2008 - National Cancer Survivors Day
National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation
www.ncsdf.org
August
There are no cancer awareness dates for August.
September
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
www.candlelighters.org
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Prostate Cancer Foundation
www.prostatecancerfoundation.org
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
Gynecologic Cancer Foundation
www.thegcf.org
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
www.ovarian.org
Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
www.leukemia-lymphoma.org
Recommended Reading
Cancer.Net Guide to Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic (CLL)
Cancer.Net Guide to Leukemia, Chronic Myeloid (CML)
Cancer.Net Guide to Leukemia, Eosinophilic
Cancer.Net Guide to Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Cancer.Net Guide to Lymphoma, Hodgkin
Cancer.Net Guide to Leukemia, B-Cell
Cancer.Net Guide to Leukemia, T-Cell
Cancer.Net Features
Guest Author Series: Part I: Understanding Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation
Guest Author Series: Part II: Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation: Special Types of Transplantation
Guest Author Series: Part III: Side Effects of Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation
Cancer Advances
News From the 2006 ASCO Annual Meeting
Drug for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Shows 89% Survival After Five Years
News from ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology
Peripheral Blood Transplants From Donors May Be More Harmful Than Bone Marrow Transplants in Children and Adolescents With Leukemia (November 1, 2004)
Ask the ASCO Expert Series
Chat Transcript: Understanding Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma
Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc.
www.thyca.org
October
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Mammography Day: October 21, 2007
www.nbcam.org
Recommended Reading
Cancer.Net Guide to Breast Cancer
Cancer.Net En Español: Cáncer de mama
Cancer.Net Guide to Breast, Inflammatory
Cancer.Net Guide to Breast Metaplastic Cancer
ASCO Patient Guide: HER2 Testing for Breast Cancer, 12/06
ASCO Patient Guide: Follow-Up Care for Breast Cancer, 10/06
ASCO Patient Guide: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Cancer.Net Podcasts
Special Cancer.Net Podcast: 2007 Breast Cancer Symposium Highlights
Special Cancer.Net Podcast: 2007 ASCO Annual Meeting Highlights on Breast Cancer and Endometrial (Uterine) Cancer, with Julie Gralow, MD
Cancer.Net Podcast: After Breast Cancer: Preventing Lymphedema
Cancer.Net Features
ASCO Expert Corner: 2007 Breast Cancer Symposium
ASCO Expert Corner: Race and Breast Cancer
Q&A: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Q&A: Aromatase Inhibitors for Early Breast Cancer
Understanding Tumor Markers
After Treatment for Breast Cancer: Choosing a Breast Prosthesis
After Treatment for Breast Cancer: Breast Reconstruction
After Treatment For Breast Cancer: Preventing Lymphedema
After a Mastectomy: What to Know
Cancer Advances
Breast Cancer Advances: News for Patients from the 2007 Breast Cancer Symposium
News for Patients from ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology
Cancer Advances: Exercise and Yoga Can Improve Quality of Life and Physical Fitness in Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer (September 4, 2007)
Chest X-Ray May Increase Breast Cancer Risk Among Women with BRCA 1/2 Mutations (June 26, 2006)
Analysis Shows Surgery of Primary Tumor Improves Survival for Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer (May 15, 2006)
News from the 2007 ASCO Annual Meeting
Incidence of Heart Failure in Women Receiving Trastuzumab Does Not Increase Over Time
Growing Gap Seen in Advanced Breast Cancer Survival Between Black and White Women
News from the 2006 ASCO Annual Meeting
New Drug Slows Growth of Breast Cancer
Tamoxifen and Raloxifene Equally Effective in Preventing Invasive Breast Cancer, But Differences Seen for Non-Invasive Breast Cancer and Side Effects
Cancer Risk Reduction with Ovary Removal Varies According to the Type of BRCA Mutation
Yoga Improves Quality of Life During Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer
Ask the ASCO Expert Series
Chat Transcript: Breast Cancer
December
There are no commemorative dates for December.
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