Runway Colors of Cancer 5k

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Runway Colors of Cancer 5k Race Description

The Runway Colors of Cancer 5K Run/Walk is an opportunity to work together to build awareness, offer encouragement, and raise funds to beat cancer. You are invited to wear any and all of the various colors of cancer (the wilder, the better) to the event to symbolize our unity of purpose and celebrate survivors. Proceeds from the race will be donated to the American Cancer Society. 
 

Different diagnoses of cancer have an awareness color attached to them. There are a variety of colors participants can wear to symbolize cancer awareness.  Or wear them all!
 
 
COLOR MEANING

BLACK:
Skin Cancer.

BLUE:
Bowel CancerColon CancerColorectal Cancer, Prostate CancerRectal Cancer.

LIGHT BLUE:
Prostate Cancer

GREEN:
Eye CancerLiver CancerLymphoma.

LIME GREEN:
Lymphoma.

GREY:
Brain CancerLung Cancer

ORANGE:
Kidney CancerLeukemia,

PEACH:
Uterine Cancer.

PERIWINKLE:
Stomach Cancer, and Esophageal Cancer.

PINK:
Breast CancerInflammatory Breast CancerMetastatic Breast Cancer, and Testicular Cancer.

PURPLE:
Cancer SurvivorGeneral CancerPancreatic Cancer,  Thyroid Cancer

RED:
Head and Neck Cancer

TEAL:
Cervical CancerOvarian CancerGynecological Cancer.

WHITE:
Bone CancerOsteoporosisHead and Neck Cancer

YELLOW:
Bladder CancerChildhood CancerLiver Cancer, and Testicular Cancer.


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  • Runway Colors of Cancer 5k Where & When
  • Location: 1000 Airport Rd, Mattaponi, VA 23156
  • Race Date: 2017/06/24 07:30:00 AM (Saturday)
  • Categories:
    • Run/Walk

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