Henrietta Lacks, African-American Cancer Victim

Henrietta Lacks (1920-1951), was an African-American cancer victim and the unwitting donor of cells from her cancerous tumor, which were cultured by George Otto Gey to form a cell line for medical research. This is known as the HeLa cell line. HeLa cells are the first human cell line. They were obtained in 1951 from Lacks cervix. She died of cervical cancer eight months later, and the cells are named for her. Her cancer was an epidermoid carcinoma. HeLa cells thrive in laboratory conditions and are now used in cancer research worldwide

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African American Cancer Cancerous Carcinoma Cells Cervical Donor Hela Henrietta Lacks Larson Tumor

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