Henrietta Lacks Report

The Immortal Live of Henrietta Lacks is a book by Rebecca Skloot is about Henrietta an African American woman who develops cervical cancer as a result of her cancerous cells which will have a major impact in medicine and science. The book is base on the hundreds of interviews Skloot did to Henrietta’s friends and families. Although her cancerous cells did help scientists with the development of treatment. It also raises a hot topic if it was right for them to use them she they have as the family. Although her cancerous cells did help scientists with the development of treatment. It also raises a hot topic if it was right for them to use them should they have as the family. The book picks up in chapter three where Henrietta life goes, as usual, taking care of the kids and day is her husband. Until she receives the lab result which said ‘Epidermoid carcinoma of the cervix, Stage I’” (27). Richard Wesley Telinde was a top cervical cancer expert in the country he is well known for this clinical gynecology text books which are still used after sixty years later. Telinde had come on with a theory about cervical cancer that if he was correct he would be able to save the lives of many women. There two types of cancer invasive carcinomas and noninvasive.In 1941 …show more content…
Skloot wanted to obtain more information about Henrietta live and family. Soon after Skloot and Professor Pattillo conversant he gives Deborah phone number she is Henrietta daughter. He also tells her that Henrietta husband day is still alive and gives a list of do’s and don’ts to ask her. Skloot makes the phone and begins to talk to Deborah she introduces herself. They began to have a forty-five minute conversation. Where Skloot is written notes as much as possible as she can. Deborah did gave her three phone number her father and her two