Today is National Cancer Awareness Day. This day has been held annually on November 7 since 2014. The day aims to raise awareness about cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment. It also marks the birth anniversary of Marie Curie, the Polish-French physicist and chemist, whose groundbreaking discoveries of radium and polonium have played a key role in cancer treatment.

On this day, people are encouraged to take advantage of free screenings at municipal clinics, government hospitals, and Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) facilities.

National Cancer Awareness Day was established in September 2014 by the then Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan. The day aims to educate the public about cancer, its treatments, and the importance of early intervention in improving survival rates.