Most of us are aware that October is breast cancer awareness month.

September is also an important awareness month for a few different types of cancer.

• Prostate Awareness: The National Prostate Coalition seeks to increase awareness of prostate cancer by educating the public about the disease, outreach to at-risk communities, and creating an advocacy network during September and throughout the year.
• Childhood Cancer Awareness: The purpose of Childhood Cancer Awareness month is to bring attention to childhood cancer and survivorship issues across the continent.
• Thyroid Awareness: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc encourages people to as for a neck check the next time they visit their doctor.
• Gynecological Awareness: This includes cervical cancer, endometrial, ovarian, uterine, vaginal and vulvar cancers.

So, whether you wear a light blue ribbon for prostate cancer awareness, gold for childhood cancer, purple for thyroid cancer or teal for gynecological awareness we want this month of September to bring awareness to them all!

Let me know if I missed any!