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The U.S. Healthcare System: Reflected in the Lives of Henrietta Lacks and Her Family

University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 12, 2012.  In 1951, a sample of Henrietta Lacks’ cells were taken without her consent and used for medical research.  While the research led to advance in cancer treatment, the polio vaccine, and gene mapping, the family never benefitted from or knew of the research.  How have medical ethics changed as a result?

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