This year's Stoptober campaign was launched on Friday 12th September. British comedians, including Paddy McGuinness, Al Murray and Simon Brodkin, appeared in the TV launch and are touring around the country until 11th October to encourage people to sign up.

The charity Breast Cancer Campaign is asking people to help raise awareness of breast cancer as well as funds for life-saving research as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

From 13 October - 23 November 2014 Public Health England will be running a national campaign to raise awareness of blood in urine as a symptom of bladder and kidney cancers.

This year World AIDS Day is on 1 December.