World Lymphoma Awareness Day (WLAD) is held on September 15 every year and is a day dedicated to raising awareness of lymphoma, an increasingly common form of cancer. It is a global initiative hosted by the Lymphoma Coalition (LC), a non-profit network organisation of 83 lymphoma patient groups from 52 countries around the world. WLAD was initiated in 2004 to raise public awareness of both Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma in terms of symptom recognition, early diagnosis and treatment.
World Lymphoma Awareness Day (International)
On September 15, in the year 0, World Lymphoma Awareness Day (International). This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of September 15, one of 447 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on September 15, 0 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Holidays event in recorded history.
- Referenced in 2 Wikipedia articles.
- Wikipedia source last updated on 17 March 2026.
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