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 ...

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 ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

There are 43 different cancer ribbon colors, such as pink for breast cancer and orange for leukemia. There are many different types of cancer ribbons, each with its own symbolic color. In this ...

The very pink ribbon that has become the universal symbol of breast cancer. The very pink ribbon that, according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, was created as a matter of protest against ...

Since the annual campaign is around the corner, it’s a fitting moment to better understand why — and how — pink ribbons have become the now-ubiquitous symbol for breast cancer awareness.

Some organizations and companies are known for "pinkwashing" — claiming to “care about breast cancer by promoting a pink ribbon product, while at the same time producing, manufacturing ...

If you or someone you know has cancer ... peach ribbons at her local grocery store and doctors' offices with a postcard attached that called attention to the lack of funding for breast cancer ...

From wearing pink to correctly identifying the ribbon, breast cancer has an ingrained cultural presence. Both the color pink and the cancer ribbon are also reminders of just how common the disease ...

That’s what helped her to learn she was suffering from breast cancer and to get the treatment ... speaker at Saturday’s 21st annual Pink Ribbon Walk at Twin Lakes Park east of Greensburg.