A woman shows placards with draws of pink ribbons as she attends an event organized by the Women's Ministry to commemorate the International Day of the fight against breast cancer at the Bolivar square in the historic center in Caracas on October 19, 2022. (Photo by Yuri CORTEZ / AFP)
AROUND one million children worldwide lose their mother to cancer every year, often leaving orphans caught up in a "vicious cycle of disadvantage," researchers said Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).