| Brain Tumor Awareness Month | |
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| Official name | Brain Tumor Awareness Month |
| Observed by | Australia, Canada, UK, United States |
| Significance | Raising awareness of signs and symptoms of brain tumors, and increasing funding for treatment and prevention.[1][2] |
| Observances | March (UK), May (Australia, Canada, United States South Africa) |
| Frequency | every year |
Brain Tumor Awareness Month or Brain Cancer Awareness Month is observed each March in the UK, and every May in Canada, Australia and the United States.[3][4]
Brain Tumor Awareness Month began in March 2004, predominantly in the United Kingdom, and was founded by a group of brain tumor charities.[2] The United States first observed Brain Tumor Awareness Month in May 2008.[5][6]
Gray ribbons are used to raise awareness of brain tumors including brain cancers. A one minute silence is held on 11am on the first Monday of March in the United Kingdom.[7]
Several organisations encourage people wear gray clothes for "Turn May Grey". [sic][8][1]
In the UK, Wear a Hat Day typically takes place on March 31.[9]
Fundraising walks, races and other events took place throughout the month.[10]
Glioblastoma Awareness Day began in the United States on July 17, 2019,[11] the year after politician John McCain passed away from Glioblastoma.[12]
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