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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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September 1, 2015
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September 30, 2015
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Chinook
Jan 20, 2019 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: parenthood, america, audiobook, 1-kindle
I thought this story was incredible. First off, I love it when details of one book I read relate to another I read soon after, so the fact that Henrietta gets random treatment for her cancer right after I read The Radium Girls was really interesting.

The way all of these story threads came together really worked for me - the abuse of African American patients as research subjects, the way the cell research developed, the story of Henrietta’s children and then how the process of learning about He ...more
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Cathy
Apr 14, 2017 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: non-ficion, medicine, us
This book left me with mixed feelings. This is an important story to be told. HeLa cells marked the history of science and medicine and people should know how far we came because of them. So my main problem is how the story is told here.
We accompany the author’s journey while she ascertains facts and interacts with the various actors in the story. I don’t object to the writing of a non-fiction book in which the journalist also stands as a character in the story; it can give an interesting perspe ...more
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Dianne Landry
Jun 05, 2012 rated it it was amazing
When Henrietta Lacks died in 1951 researchers used her cells to make some of the most imporatant scientific discoveries of the 20th century. Here is a woman who's cells have helped millions around the world and yet her own family can't afford health care. The irony is heart-breaking. ...more
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Melissa
Apr 07, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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Shelves: bookgroup-3, 2010
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Shelves: women-who-dare
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May 10, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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Nov 24, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Shelves: kindle-read, 2017, bookopoly-read
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