Abisola survived cervical cancer at age 27. She was very fortunate. Not many women diagnosed with cervical cancer in Nigeria live to tell the story. The Facts Around 14000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year in Nigeria. It is the second most common cancer after breast cancer. The main risk factor for cervical cancer is a virus called HPV (human papillomavirus). It is a very common sexually transmitted infection. There is a vaccine which protects against two