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International Women's Day

An equal world is an enabled world. How will you help forge a gender equal world? Celebrate women's achievement. Raise awareness against bias. Take action for equality.

Learn more about Women's Health from the American Cancer Society, learn more about the American Cancer Society's ResearcHERS: Women Fighting Cancer, learn more about International Women's Day, and support ResearcHERS: Women Fighting Cancer of Silicon Valley.

Daylight Saving Time Begins

FREE cancer book on March 8th

We are sad to announce that the Norcal CarciNet Community has cancelled their annual patient information conference scheduled for March 8, 2020 due to COVID-19.

In honor of the Norcal CarciNet Community and Dr. Pam Kunz, the Kindle Book "You Have Cancer, moving from fear to hope" will be FREE from Amazon on Sunday and Monday, March 8th and 9th. Laurel Zien is a gerontologist, eldercare educator, and patient advocate in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The book is a designed to help individuals and families dealing with a new cancer diagnoses or any major illness. Please feel free to download and share the link with your community. If you aren't able to get a free copy, the book is normally $3.96 with all profits benefiting the Norcal CarciNet.

Employee Appreciation Day

Happy Employee Appreciation Day to our amazing American Cancer Society staff partners. Thanks for supporting and helping us put an end to cancer!

National Nutrition Month

During the month of March for National Nutrition Month, everyone is invited to focus on the importance of making informed food choices, developing sound eating and physical activity habits.

Learn more about eating healthy and getting active from the American Cancer Society and learn more about National Nutrition Month from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

International HPV Awareness Day

Inaugurated in 2018, March 4th has now been established as International HPV Awareness Day. The commemoration is part of the International Papilloma Society’s commitment to increase worldwide understanding of HPV and how it affects us all.

The annual campaign day encourages everyone to take action to learn about HPV, and how to manage the risk of HPV related cancers. 

Learn about the human papillomavirus (HPV), its link to cancer, and the HPV vaccines from the American Cancer Society or more about International HPV Awareness Day from the International Papilloma Society.

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#ShareYourScreen Day

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and today is #ShareYourScreen Day. Please share your electronic device's screen with the hash tag #ShareYourScreen to help raise awareness for colorectal screenings. The American Cancer Society recommends most regular screenings start at the age of 45 for those at average risk. Learn more at cancer.org.

Zero Discrimination Day

Zero Discrimination Day aims to celebrate individuality, inclusion and human rights while promoting tolerance, compassion and peace. Discrimination refers to the selective practice of unfairly treating a person or a group of people differently than others due factors such as religion, gender, race, sexuality, age and disability amongst others. Despite laws and education, discrimination continues to be a wide-spread problem throughout the world.

Zero Discrimination Day was first celebrated by UNAIDS, the United Nations' HIV/AIDS Program, in December of 2013. The following year, the UN and other global organizations officially celebrated the day on March 1st, 2014 in an effort to promote everyone’s right to live a full life with dignity regardless of age, gender, sexuality, nationality, ethnicity, skin color, height, weight, profession, education, and beliefs..

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National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

In February 2000, President Clinton officially dedicated March as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Since then, it has grown to be a rallying point for the colorectal cancer community where thousands of patients, survivors, caregivers and advocates throughout the country join together to spread colorectal cancer awareness by wearing blue, holding fundraising and education events, talking to friends and family about screening and so much more.

Learn more about Colorectal Cancer Cancer from the American Cancer Society and the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.