During my first semester at ECC, my composition class studied the book “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” by Rebecca Skloot. The book was written based on a true story about Henrietta Lacks and the unethical treatment and research done on her by Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1951. Henrietta Lacks received radiation treatments for cancer, which charred the exterior of her body and eventually spread the disease throughout her body even more. At first the treatment worked as it dissipated the tumor, but eventually the cancer cells seized her body until she could no longer function. Without her or her family’s knowledge, a research scientist took a sample from her cervix in hopes to find a cure for diseases. Then to the astonishment of many researchers,
