Sunday, November 2, 2014

Henrietta Chapter 3-4

Chapter 3-4

1. Telinde introduces a theory about carcinoma and claims it could save millions of cervical cancer patients, but wasn't successful.
2.Henrietta goes to Doctor Howard, and finds out she has epidermoid carcinoma of the cervix.
3.Henrietta is told that her cancer is infectious and is rapidly developing. However, Henrietta does not tell her family or anyone about her sickness.
4. Henrietta, by herself, went to hospital and gave them the consent for radium treatment.
5.Wharton cuts tissues of Henrietta's cervix and is sent to Grey's lab.
6.Margaret Gey hires his assistant Mary due to her set of hands and steadiness.
7.Mary cuts tissues into small pieces and puts it in "whirligig".
8.Henrietta claims the radium treatments has been helping with her sickness.
9. HeLa cells are turning to fried-egg shape and multiplies every 24 hours.
10. Gey is shocked and sends HeLa cells to his close scientists.

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