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October/November 2009 WHAT THE RIBBON COLORS MEAN White Ribbon :bone cancer Purple Ribbon : pancreatic cancer, testicular cancer, thyroid cancer Orange Ribbon : leukemia Burgundy Ribbon :multiple myeloma Gold Ribbon : childhood cancer Grey Ribbon : brain cancer Light Blue Ribbon : prostate cancer, childhood cancer (alternative color: pink) Pink Ribbon : breast cancer awareness, childhood cancer awareness (alternative color: light blue) Black Ribbon :melanoma Teal Ribbon : ovarian, cervical, and uterine cancers someone’s mother, aunt, best friend, neighbor or coworker. Every day is a great day to step up and fi ght this deadly, yet treatable, disease, but an especially good time is during National Breast Continued on page 5 O Lavender Ribbon : general cancer awareness Green Ribbon : kidney cancer Brown Ribbon :colon cancer (alternative ribbon color: blue), colorectal cancer (alternative ribbon color: blue) Blue Ribbon : colon cancer (alternative ribbon color: brown), colorectal cancer (alternative ribbon color: brown) Pearl Ribbon : lung cancer, mesothelioma Silver Ribbon:Parkinson’s Disease, Mental Illness (i.e. severe depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and anxiety) Yellow Ribbon :bladder cancer ne out of every eight women will receive a breast cancer diagnosis during her lifetime, according to the National Can- cer Institute. Every woman diagnosed is
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