Breast Cancer Advice Center

What are the colors of ribbons major charites use and why isn't there one for male breast cancer?

Pink is the official color for Breast cancer in women, what color is it for men? Yes breast cancer in men is a rare occurance.

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1. Pink is for all breast cancer.
   
   Here are some others:
   Teal - Ovarian Cancer
   Clear - Lung Cancer
   Purple - Pancreatic Cancer
   Purple - Leiomyosarcoma
   Orange - Leukemia
   Black - Melanoma
   Dark Blue - Colon Cancer
   Burgundy - Multiple Myeloma
   Grey - Brain Cancer
   Blue - Prostate Cancer
   Gold - Childhood Cancers
   Lavender - General cancer Awareness
   Lime Green - Lymphoma
   Peach - Uterine Cancer
   Kelly Green - Kidney cancer
   Yellow - Sarcoma/Bone Cancer
   Yellow - Bladder Cancer
   Teal/White - Cervical Cancer
   Burgundy/Ivory - Head and Neck Cancer
   Emerald Green - Liver Cancer
   Periwinkle Blue - Esophageal Cancer
   Source:
   http://www.choosehope.com/
2. Pink is just the official color for Breast Cancer awareness, it is not gender specific.
   
   Purple is the color for stopping child abuse.
3. Male breast cancer is not as common as other diseases.
4. breast cancer is breast cancer whether it is in a male or female. It os pretty rare in males, so I imagine, they probably have not made a ribbon color for it.
   Green is for organ and tissue donation. Black is for POAMIA.
   yellow is to support out troops and I had a purple one on the back of my car for domestic violence support.
5. pink is for breast cancer, regardless of man or woman. yes, it's mainly women but 1-2% of all breast cancer is in men.
6. Childhood cancer is Gold.
7. The pink ribbon is the same ribbon for any breast cancer. They get the same kinds women get.
8. I dont know the colors but, there is not an abundance of male breast cancer as there is in women, but, yes I agree with you, Male breast cancer does happen.....
   I met a gentlemen that had it at one of the local Relay For Life events that the American Cancer Society holds every year.
9. There isn't another color for male breast cancer because breast cancer is breast cancer whether it is in a man or a woman. This question is like asking why there aren't two different colors for supporting our male and female troops.
10. Only 1% of males get BC I don't think they care what color the ribbon is.