Medically reviewed by Benjamin Leach, MDMedically reviewed by Benjamin Leach, MD Cancer ribbons are used to raise awareness about specific cancers such as lung, breast, and prostate cancers. People ...

You see them on lapels and printed on T-shirts and stickers. Wearing a ribbon is a simple way of showing your support for people who have cancer. It’s a way to spread awareness and send a message of ...

Cancer will afflict 41 percent of Americans in our lifetime. More than 15 million are survivors right now. Because cancer affects our lives in so many ways, we generously give more than $5 billion per ...

Most people are aware of the cancer signified by pink, but do they know the ribbon color of lung malignancy, a disease that kills more women each year than breast tumors? It is a bit of a trick ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time dedicated to education, early detection and creating change for those affected by the disease. Whether emblazoned on a t-shirt or clipped onto a bag, ...

A breast cancer survivor and charity founder says pink ribbons should not be used to symbolise the disease because there is nothing “fun, pretty, sexy or pink” about it. Audrey Birt, who founded ...

MOUNT LEBANON (KDKA) -- This is Cancer Awareness Week, and a Mount Lebanon High School senior takes it seriously. Each day this week, Alex Needles has passed out different colored ribbons to home room ...

It was a teal-y good time! A group of do-gooders took to the streets of Brooklyn on Wednesday to tie teal-colored ribbons around trees in an effort to raise awareness about ovarian cancer. Marking the ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Pink ribbons plastered on lampposts and trees throughout the city in October signify the community members and business that joined in the fight against breast cancer. In ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- When coach Hal Mumme asked his New Mexico State players if they'd mind adding some pink to the school's traditional colors of crimson and white, he explained it would be for a good ...