How many different cancer ribbons are there?
Different ribbons represent every form of cancer. We’ve compiled a list of the 28 most common ribbons. Read on to learn what type of cancer they represent and what else you can do to spread awareness.
What are the different cancer awareness months?
Cancer awareness month calendar
- January. Cervical Cancer Prevention Week.
- February. Oesophageal Cancer Awareness. World Cancer Day.
- March. Colorectal Cancer Awareness. Ovarian Cancer Awareness. Brain Tumour Awareness. Prostate Cancer Awareness.
What is the red and white cancer ribbon?
Colors and Months for Cancer-Related Ribbons
| Cancer Ribbons | ||
|---|---|---|
| Skin cancer (squamous cell carcinoma) | Red and white | May |
| Small intestine cancer | periwinkle blue | |
| Testicular cancer | Purple (orchid) | April |
| Throat cancer | Burgundy and white |
What is the color for all cancers?
A light purple or lavender ribbon often is used to represent all cancers as a whole. Sometimes, many different ribbons are combined together to represent all cancers. Uncommon or rare cancers may be represented by a black-and-white zebra print ribbon.
What is the orange cancer ribbon for?
A light purple or lavender ribbon often is used to represent all cancers as a whole. Sometimes, many different ribbons are combined together to represent all cancers….Colors and Months for Cancer-Related Ribbons.
| Cancer Ribbons | ||
|---|---|---|
| Leukemia | Orange | September |
| Liver cancer | Emerald or jade green | October |
What is the teal ribbon for?
September is ovarian cancer awareness month, and teal ribbons are popping up everywhere. But teal ribbons also are a symbol for autism awareness and victims of Hurricane Katrina.
What are the purple ribbons for?
Solid purple color ribbon is one of the most widely used awareness ribbon. It stands for a lot of things including Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Pancreatic Cancer, Lupus awareness and Epilepsy awareness.
What is the purple and teal ribbon for?
Purple and teal colors means support for suicide prevention awareness. (Suicide Prevention also uses the yellow awareness ribbon.) The purple and teal also combines the two awareness colors for domestic violence (purple) with sexual assault violence (teal) to show support for both causes.
What cancer ribbon is yellow?
A yellow ribbon represents sarcoma or bone cancer. There are several types of bone cancer. Sarcoma can affect the bones or it can affect the connective tissues in the body, such as the cartilage or myofascial tissue.
What is the red cancer ribbon?
National Foundation for Cancer Research: “Brain Cancer.” Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: “We Are Turning It Red For Blood Cancer Awareness Month,” “Our History.”