In the 1950's, minorities and the lower class citizens weren't treated as well medicinally and morally as the richer people in hospitals. |
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Unfortunately, this did not stop in the years to follow. Her children were "tested to see if they had cancer" by doctors when they were, in reality, searching them to see if they had Henrietta's same immortal genes. |
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| Thank you, Deborah, for letting us search to if you have cancer just like your mother. | |
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| When will I get my results back? | |
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This often left people second guessing their treatment and the consent forms they signed. |
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| I came in a while ago and was being searched for cancer, but I haven't gotten my lab results back yet. When will someone tell me? | |
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