Fighting Cervical Cancer, The Battle For Women’s Lives And The Need For Early HPV Detection

Nigeria ranks second in Africa and seventh globally for cervical cancer cases, with over 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020 alone. Cervical cancer, Despite being preventable and treatable, remains the second deadliest cancer for Nigerian women. But could there be hope for Nigeria’s women of the future with the Nigerian government’s vaccination drive for school-aged girls to combat HPV, the virus that causes cervical cancer? Gist Nigeria's Mery Frank examines the struggles of women battling this disease, human cost of inaction, and whether Nigeria’s new vaccination strategy could finally turn the tide. Don't forget to subscribe: https://bit.ly/2Hb8hjx Watch more interesting videos: https://bit.ly/34ogCaw Follow Channels Television On:   / channelsforum     / channelstv     / channelstelevision   Get more news on our website: https://www.channelstv.com/ #ChannelsTv #newsupdate #news #newsinnigeria #newstoday #newsheadlines #Politicstoday #ChannelsTVNews #Nigeria #Lagos #Nigerianews #Nigeriannews #channelstelevision #Channelstv #Channels #AfricaNews #BreakingNews #Nigerianpolitics