Henrietta Lacks
What kind of cancer did Henrietta have?
Cervical cancer
When did Henrietta go to the hospital?
January 29th, 1951
The HeLa cells helped test what things without experimenting on humans?
study the effects of toxins, drugs, hormones, and viruses
No practice has been established to inform or obtain ______ from donors of cells or tissues.
Consent
Today they must get this from the patient or a family member.
What hospital did she go to?
Johns Hopkins Hospital
How many kids did she have?
5
They were used to test the effect of what two things?
Poisons and radiation
It was common practice at Johns Hopkins to collect tissue samples from cervical cancer patients without a ______
Request.
Today, any sample request for research purposes would be subject to regulatory and legal standards and oversight by an Institutional Review Board (IRB) .
What kind of treatment did she receive?
Radiation treatments
When did she die?
October 4th, 1951
What did the help study?
Human Genome
There were no local or national _____ on the use of cells in research
Regulations
Before it is approved, it is standard practice for an IRB to examine any research study involving human participants. IRBs uphold strict informed consent standards for all potential participants in cell or tissue donation research.
What is the name of the person who wrote "The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks"?
Rebecca Skloot
How long does it take for her cells to multiply?
24-48 hours
They learned how ____ worked.
Viruses
Patients had no right to see or retain a copy of their _____. No state or federal laws prohibited the sharing of ______ information in connection with research.
Medical record(s)
Patients today have the right to see these medical records and have a copy of them. Patient consent and the use and sharing of medical record information are regulated by both state and federal laws.
During what process were some of her cells taken?
A biopsy
When did "The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks" come out?
2010
What vaccine did the contribute to?
Polio vaccine
Very few leading hospitals treated African American patients. Johns Hopkins Hospital was an exception, providing the same quality of care to both black and white patients. However, black patients were treated in ______ wards at the time of Henrietta Lacks and for many years thereafter.
Segregated
With the full integration of ward services in surgery in 1959, Johns Hopkins began to degregate in the 1950s. By 1973, all hospital services had been disaggregated.