Important Days

National Cancer Awareness Day 2026 - November 07

November 10 , 2026 15 hrs 0 min 34 0

The day aims to promote cancer prevention, early detection and access to affordable treatment.
The day marks the birth anniversary of Marie Curie, born on 7 November 1867.
Marie Curie and Pierre Curie discovered the radioactive elements radium and polonium.
Marie Curie received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903, jointly with Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel, for their research on radioactivity.
In 1911, she received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her discoveries of radium and polonium.
She was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize and the first person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields.
India recorded around 1.6 million new cancer cases and 900,000 cancer deaths in 2024.