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How are green and orange ribbons for kidney cancer different?

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Dr. Daniel Para answered

Specializes in General Surgery

See below: The orange ribbon is for the kidney cancer association. A green ribbon signifies renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer, hypernephroma) awareness.

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Answered 3/31/2019

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