Recognizing the signs and symptoms of cervical cancer helps in early diagnosis and understanding the factors that increase the risk of getting cervical cancer help in keeping the disease at bay. The factors that increase the risk of cervical cancer include HPV - a sexually transmitted virus, many sexual partners, becoming sexually active early, smoking, long-term mental stress, giving birth at a very young age, several pregnancies, or over usage of contraceptive pills. #CervicalCancerAwareness