Pancreatic cancer uses a purple ribbon as a tribute to one woman’s love for her mother. A woman named Rose Schneider, whose favorite color was purple, died after battling pancreatic cancer.

If you or someone you know has cancer ... ribbons help fundraising campaigns and heighten awareness. They've become so common that more than 30 cancers have staked claim to a specific color ...

Piedmont Macon celebrates National Cancer Survivors Month with music and purple ribbons to honor Cancer Survivors from 41NBC ...