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Commemorative Cancer Dates



March

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Cancer Research Foundation of America
1600 Duke Street
Suite 110
Alexandria, VA 22314
Toll Free: 1-800-227-CRFA
Fax: 703-836-4413
(American Digestive Health Foundation)
(National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable)

Lymphedema "D" Day (March 6th)
National Lymphedema Network
http://www.lymphnet.org/

Latham Square 1611 Telegraph Avenue
Suite 1111
Oakland, CA 94612-2138
Toll Free: 1-800-541-3259
Tel: 510-208-3200
Fax: 510-208-3110

April

Cancer Fatigue Awareness Day (first Thursday)
Oncology Nursing Society
501 Holiday Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Tel: 412-921-7373
Fax: 412- 921-6565
E-mail: customer.service@ons.org

May

Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month
American Academy of Dermatology
www.aad.org

930 N. Meacham Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
Toll Free: 1-888-462-DERM (3376)
Tel: 847-330-0230

Melonoma Monday (first Monday)
American Academy of Dermatology
http://www.aad.org

930 N. Meacham Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
Toll Free: 1-888-462-DERM (3376)
Tel: 847-330-0230

Brain Tumor Awareness Week
National Brain Tumor Foundation
www.braintumor.org

785 Market Street
Suite 1600
San Francisco, CA 94103
Toll Free: 1-800-934-CURE

Oncology Nurses Month
Oncology Nursing Society
501 Holiday Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Tel: 412-921-7373
E-mail: customer.service@ons.org

Oncology Nurses Day
Oncology Nursing Society
501 Holiday Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Tel: 412-921-7373
E-mail: customer.service@ons.org

World No-Tobacco Day (May 31st)
http://www.wntd.com

American Association for World Health
1825 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: 202-466-5883
Fax: 202-466-5896    

June

National Cancer Survivors Day (first Sunday)
National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation
http://www.ncsdf.org

P.O. Box 682285
Franklin, TN 37068-2285
Tel: 615-794-3006
Fax: 615-794-0179
E-mail: ncsd@aol.com    

September

Prostate Health Month
American Foundation for Urologic Disease
1128 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Toll Free: 1-800-822-5277

Prostate Cancer Awareness Week (third week)
Prostate Cancer Education Council
http://www.pcaw.com

1800 Jackson Street Suite 200
Golden, CO 80401
Tel: 303-216-0724
Fax: 303-320-3835

National Candlelight Vigil (fall)
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
http://www.nccs-raysofhope.net

1010 Wayne Avenue 5th Floor
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Toll Free: 1-877-NCCS-YES

National Infertility Awareness Week (fall)
RESOLVE The National Infertility Association
http://www.resolve.org
1310 Broadway
Somerville, MA 02144
Tel: 617-623-0744
E-mail:resolveinc@aol.com

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
www.candlelighters.org

7910 Woodmont Avenue
Suite 460
Bethesda, MD 20814-3015
Toll Free: 1-800-366-2223

Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
Gynecologic Cancer Foundation
http://www.wcn.org

401 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: 800-444-4441
Fax: 312-245-1084
E-mail: mailto:Gcs@sba.com

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Inc.
http://www.ovarian.org/
500 NE Spanish River Boulevard
Suite 14 Boca Raton, FL 33431
Toll Free: 1-888-OVARIAN
Tel: 561-393-0005
Fax: 561-393-7275
E-Mail: mailto:nocc@ovarian.org

Leukemia Awareness Month
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America
www.leukemia-lymphoma.org

600 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Toll Free: 1-800-955-4LSA
Tel: 212-573-8484    

October

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
http://www.nbcam.org

P.O. Box 15437
Wilmington, DE 19850-5437
Toll Free: 1-877-88-NBCAM

National Lymphoma Awareness Week (second week)
Lymphoma Research Foundation of America
http://www.lymphoma.org/

8800 Venice Boulevard
Suite 207
Los Angeles, CA 90034
Tel: 310-204-7040
Fax: 310-204-7043

Healthy Lung Month
American Lung Association of California
http://www.lungusa.org

1108 Sheridan Avenue
Suite B
Chico, CA 95926
Tel: 530-345-5864
Fax: 530-345-6035    

November

Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Alliance for Lung Cancer Advocacy, Support and Education
http://www.alcase.org
1601 Lincoln Avenue
Vancouver, WA 98660
Toll Free: 1-800-298-2436
Tel: 360-696-2436

Great American Smokeout
American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org
1599 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
Toll Free: 1-800-ACS-2345

National Family Caregivers Month
National Family Caregivers Association
http://www.nfcacares.org/

10400 Connecticut Avenue
Suite 500
Kensington, MD 20895-3944
Toll Free: 1-800-896-3650
Fax: 301-942-2302

National Hospice Month
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
http://www.nhpco.org/

1700 Diagonal Road
Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
Tel: 703-837-1500
E-mail:info@nhpco.org

National Bone Marrow Awareness Month
National Marrow Donor Program
3433 Broadway Street, NE
Suite 500
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Toll Free: 1-800-MARROW2

National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
P.O. Box 4809
Palos Verdes, CA 90274
Toll Free: 1-877-2-PANCAN
Fax: 310-791-5224
E-mail: information@pancan.org