

Mari Bobokhia only cried once after she found out she had breast cancer.

She broke down when she thought of her child growing up without her. Then she dried her tears, set her fears aside and dedicated herself to beating the disease.

Breast cancer is the most common, and the most deadly, form of cancer in Georgia. While early detection can save lives – Mari Bobokhia's cancer is in remission – women are still dying, sometimes for no other reason than they lack the money to pay for treatment, notes Ana Mazanishvili, the president of Europa Donna Georgia and a co-founder of Pink Space.