Awareness days, weeks and months 
September 2026

  • Blood Cancer Awareness Month
  • Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
  • Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month
  • Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
  • Urological Cancer Awareness Month
  • Hereditary Cancer Awareness Week – 28 September – 4 October 2026
October 2026

  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Wear It Pink 
  • Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day – 13 October 2026
  • Black History Month 
  • Stoptober 
  • Allied Health Professions Day – 14 October 2026
November 2026

  • Lung Cancer Awareness Month
  • Mouth Cancer Action Month
  • Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
  • Gastric/Upper GI Cancer Awareness Month
  • Movember – includes a focus on prostate cancer, as well as testicular cancer and men’s mental health
December 2026

  • World Immunisation Week – 24–30 December 2026
January 2027

  • Cervical Cancer Prevention Week — 18–24 January 2027
  • Dry January 
February 2027 

  • World Cancer Day — 4 February 2027
  • Oesophageal Cancer Awareness Month 
  • LGBT+ History Month
  • Tackle Your Tackle  (prostate/testicular cancer awareness activity, often linked to Movember)
  • World Childhood Cancer Day — 15 February 2027
  • Time to Talk Day — 4 February 2027
March 2027 

  • Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 
  • Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 
  • Brain Tumour Awareness Month 
  • Kidney Cancer Awareness Month 
  • National No Smoking Day — 10 March 2027
  • CNS Awareness Day — date TBC
April 2027 

  • Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
  • Testicular Cancer Awareness Month 
  • Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month 
  • World Health Day — 7 April 2027
  • World Immunisation Week — 24–30 April 2027
May 2027 

  • Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
  • Skin Cancer Awareness Month
  • Sun Awareness Week — 10–16 May 2027
  • Mental Health Awareness Week — 10–16 May 2027
  • World Ovarian Cancer Day — 8 May 2027
  • International Nurses Day — 12 May 2027
  • International Clinical Trials Day — 20 May 2027
June 2027 

  • Cancer Survivors Day — 6 June 2027
  • Men’s Health Week — 14–20 June 2027
  • Cervical Screening Awareness Week — 14–20 June 2027
  • Myeloma Awareness Week — 21–27 June 2027
  • Volunteers’ Week — 1–7 June 2027
  • Kidney Cancer Awareness Day — 19 June 2027
July 2027 

  • Sarcoma Awareness Month
  • World Head and Neck Cancer Day — 27 July 2027
August 2027 

  • World Lung Cancer Day — 1 August 2027
  • International Youth Day — 12 August 2027