When I was browsing through a store in downtown Savannah, Georgia, I came across this image from Live for Life Hope For All that shows the cancer awareness ribbon colors. The store had it displayed on their wall and I instantly knew I wanted to research it. I found the organization and have posted the image below.
I also found neat video online that explains how to crochet cancer awareness ribbons so I thought I’d give it a shot. Before I began I wanted to make sure I was choosing the right color that properly represented a specific cancer. Hope this helps you as much as it did me. I have also shared the video below.
- Pearl, Cream – Lung Cancer
- Pink – Breast Cancer
- Yellow – Bladder Cancer
- Red – Head and Neck Cancer
- Burgundy – Multiple Myeloma
- Purple – Pancreatic, Testicular, Thyroid Cancer
- Lavender – General Cancer Awareness
- Blue – Colon, Colo-rectal Cancer (alternative-brown)
- Gold – Childhood Cancer (alternative-pink, light blue)
- Teal – Ovarian, Cervical, and Uterine Cancer
- Orange – Leukemia, Kidney Cancer
- White – Bone Cancer
- Black – Melanoma (skin cancer)
- Gray – Brain Cancer
- Jade – Liver Cancer
- Periwinkle – Esophageal, Stomach Cancer
- Pink & Blue – Inflammatory Breast Cancer