May Awareness 2023

Happy May!

May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, Brain Tumor Awareness Month, Cancer Research Month, Melanoma and Skin Cancer Month, Mental Health Month, Oncology Nursing Month and more.  

• See the May Awareness page here
• See the full Calendar here
• See Clinical Education and Events pages here 
• See Patient/Community Education and Events page here

10 Resources for May:

1. 2023 Patient Guide to Cancer Support Services 
2. Brighter Magazine for women affected by cancer
3. Cancer Risk, Prevention and Screening (American Cancer Society)
4. Cancer Support Community North Texas 3 local club houses, education, support and more
5. Free Grants for Cancer Patients (Cancer Care News)
6. Patient Resource cancer types/guides, managing side effects,  financial and other resources
7. Physical, Emotional, and Social Effects of Cancer (Cancer.net)
8. Quick Guide to Accessing Mental Health Care (Triage Cancer)
9. Smokefree Woman
10. SPOT SKIN CANCER™ (American Academy of Dermatology)  patient materials including body mole map

Happy Oncology Nursing Month!

See ONS for details.

Also see Navigators are like Lighthouses poem and the attached "The Nurses on the Oncology Team".