CANCER awareness ribbons are short pieces of coloured ribbon folded into a loop, or representations of such, which are used in the United States, Canada, Australia, UK, South Africa and other parts of the world as a way for wearers of the ribbon(s) to make a statement of support for a cause or issue.
Due to their ubiquitous nature, they have come to symbolise various concerns depending on the colours or patterns used.
Ribbons are now considered as a universal symbol for social or disease awareness, and a formidable path to a cure.
Here are a few of the ribbons and what they symbolise …
