The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks Chapters 1-10

When was Henrietta Lacks born?

August 1, 1920

How long did Henrietta wait between first telling her girlfriends that "something didn't feel right" and going to the doctor?

more than a year

What did Henrietta's first doctor assume the source of the lump on Henrietta's cervix was?

a sore from syphilis

Where was Henrietta Lacks born?

Roanoke, VA

What did Howard Jones note about Henrietta's lump?

it was unlike any other he'd ever seen.

it bled at the slightest touch.

hers was shiny and purple like grape Jello.

Why did David Lacks take Henrietta to the public wards at Johns Hopkins instead of a closer hospital?

it was the only major hospital for miles that treated black patients.

What does Howard Jones' findings about Henrietta's medical records suggest about her cancer?

it had grown at a terrifying rate.

What did Howard Jones find "interesting" about Henrietta's medical history?

she had a term baby and 6-week check-up at the hospital but there was no mention of any abnormality of the cervix.

Why did Henrietta end up being raised by her grandfather?

her father took her there after her mother died in childbirth

What was Henrietta Lacks' birth name?

Loretta Pleasant

How was Day related to Henrietta?

her first cousin.

her husband.

How old was Henrietta when she had her first child with Day?

14

How are different types of cells categorized?

based on the types of cells they start from

What stage of cancer was Henrietta's when she received her biopsy results?

Cervical carcinomas are either invasive or noninvasive.

True

Cervical cancer cells normally grow from erythrocyte cells.

False

Who developed the Pap Smear?

George Papanicolauo

Dr. Telinde believed carcinoma in situ was an early stage of invasive carcinoma.

True

The Pap Smear allows for detection of precancerous cells.

True

The Pap Smear did not improve the survival rate of women diagnosed with cancer.

False

How did doctors justify using patients in public hospital wards as medical research subjects without obtaining their consent or offering them financial compensation?

to compensate being treated for free

What percentage of women initially diagnosed with carcinoma in situ later developed invasive carcinoma?

62%

An immoral cell line is capable of all of the following EXCEPT:

prolonging the life of a human being

Who discovered radium and its ability to kill cancer cells?

Marie and Pierre Curie

How was invasive carcinoma treated?

Radium

All of the following are effects of radium EXCEPT:

kills bacteria

What was the biggest problem faint cell cultures?

Where did the name HeLa come from?

Mary labeled all sample tubes with the first two letters of the patient's first and last name

The HeLa cells Mary cultured all died.

False

Henrietta's doctor failed to tell her that the cancer treatments would leave her infertile.

True

What STD did Henrietta contract while receiving radiation treatments?

acute gonorrhea

How did Henrietta tell Margaret and Sadie she was feeling towards the end of her radiation treatments?

like the blackness was spreading inside of her

What does Pattillo tell Skloot about Elsie Lacks?

she died at age 15.

she had epilepsy.

What advice did Pattillo give Skloot about dealing with Deborah?

The first time Rebecca spoke with Day he told her to let his old lady cells talk to her and leave him alone.

True

Gey sent Henrietta's cells to all of the following places except:

India

What did HeLa cells allow scientists to do for the first time?

perform experiments that would have been impossible with a living human

What is a basic rule about biology with regards to cells?

What is benevolent deception?

All of the following are true of Henrietta's decline according to Sadie EXCEPT:

she became bitter

A second sample of cells taken from Henrietta survived in culture just like the first despite her body being contaminated with toxins normally removed in urine.

False

According to Laure Aurealian, George Gey never actually met Henrietta Lacks.

False

In Baltimore county, what day is Henrietta Lacks Day?

February 1

Where does Skloot realize she needs to go after watching the BBC documentary and HeLa?

Which of the following is not associated with the "town" of Clover?

it's in northern Virgina

What was Clover's population in 1998?

198

How was Cootie related to Henrietta?

1st cousin

What was Cootie's real name?

What does Cootie think about the reason the HeLa cells were used to develop a polio vaccine?

Cootie thinks Henrietta's cancer could have come from all of the following EXCEPT:

having multiple STDs