Whitney Johns

Gynecologists advise women to get pap exams between three and five years after age 30, since the cervical cancer vaccine is available to women up to age 45. For most women, this is a welcome recommendation - all that poking and prodding inside your lady parts can be mentally and physically stressful. But don't exhale just yet - in fact, alarm bells should be ringing for Black women! We are still more likely to develop cervical cancer and die from it than our white counterparts.