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1. bree~

   These are some of the different color ribbons for the various awareness causes:
   Black Ribbons: Melanoma
   Dark Blue Ribbons: Colon Cancers
   Gold Ribbons: Childhood Cancer
   Gray Ribbons: Diabetes & Brain Cancer
   Green Ribbons: Kidney Cancer
   Green/Blue Ribbons: Mental Heath Awareness
   Jade Ribbons: Liver Cancer & Hepatitis
   Jigsaw Puzzle Ribbons: Autism
   Lace Ribbons: Osteoporosis
   Lime Green Ribbons: Lyme Disease
   Orange Ribbons: Leukemia, Multiple Sclerosis
   Periwinkle Ribbons: Hypertension & Stomach Cancer
   Pearl Ribbons: Lung Cancer
   Pink Ribbons: Breast Cancer
   Pink, Purple & Teal: Thyroid Cancer
   Purple Ribbons: Prostate Cancer, Testicular Cancer
   Red Ribbons:AIDS/HIV & Heart Disease
   Silver Ribbons: Parkinson’s Disease
   Sky Blue Ribbons: Prostate Cancer
   Teal Ribbons: Ovarian Cancer
   White Ribbons: Bone Cancer
   As for which month is for what cause, there is a website that goes over them all month by month…
   http://www.healthfinder.gov/library/nho/nho.asp
   Hope that helps out a little.

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2. Kate

   Purple is also used for Pancreatic Cancer, and that month is November!

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3. Anthony S

   October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and it is pink.
   Colorectal Cancer is March and it is Blue.
   May is Skin cancer awareness (not sure of the color).
   September is Gynecologic Cancer and Prostate Cancer awareness (not sure of color).
   November is Lung Cancer Awareness.
   I am sure I missed some, but those are the ones I know about.

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4. Panda

   There are over 200 different types of cancer and only a handful that have ‘color’s’ and a couple that have a ‘month’. Primarily because the overwhelming majority of cancers do not have a large organization or group advocating for research and cure of the disease. All ‘color’s , ribbons, and ‘months’ are decided by businessess or organizations that have selected that color or month. There is no ‘official’ awareness month or color for every cancer. That is why sometimes you will find different colors and ribbons selected for the same type of cancer.
   Awareness ribbonshttp://www.personalizedcause.com/
   The pink ribbon and symbol for breast cancer was decided by a major cosmetic company, Estee Lauder whose founder had breast cancer. They decided on pink after having a disagreement with the original founder of the ribbon . . which at the time was peach. She didn’t want Estee Lauder to commercialize breast cancer . . so refused to let them use her peach colored ribbon . . Estee Lauder changed the color to pink . . and . . ended up bringing awareness to breast cancer but also commercializing the disease. That’s why all the companies offer everything in ‘pink’.
   History of the pink ribbonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_ribbon
   Few other disease have the clout that Estee Lauder and the business communities have lent to the think pink campaign.

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