National Blood Cancer Awareness Month occurs in September, and was designated by the United States Congress in 2010. Approximately every 3 minutes, one person in the United States is diagnosed with a blood cancer. That means around 14,000 patients will receive this diagnosis during September, Blood Cancer Awareness Month.

Blood Cancer Awareness Month increases awareness about all blood cancers, including leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and myelodysplastic syndromes.