We are not beholden at all to the big textbook publishers, says Superintendent Calvin Baker. We used to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars every year in the textbook cycle, but we don't do that anymore..
The two most prevalent types are acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). While the five year survival rate is 57%, there's still work to be done, particularly in acute cases which are more severe. Orange ribbons are a great way to raise leukemia awareness.
Uncommon cancers are sometimes represented by a light purple ribbon: the ribbon used to represent all cancers. In some cases, people will instead use the ribbon for rare diseases: a black and white zebra print.