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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...