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.

Everyone knows the universal symbol of breast cancer: the pink ribbon. Promoted by the Union for International Cancer Control, it pops up everywhere, from retail shops to government offices ...

Those shocking statistics explain why more and more people are embracing a reimagined breast-cancer-awareness ribbon that thinks beyond pink. Created in 1992 by Alexandra Penney, then editor-in ...

Komen, told TODAY. “The ribbon symbolizes so much more than a handout at an event, but a promise and a vision to end breast cancer for good as a unified community." Keep reading to learn about ...