The Plot Sickens
Episode 20: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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In honor of Black History Month, we’re discussing The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks — the story of the woman whose cancer cells changed medicine forever, without her knowledge or consent.
As two women living with metastatic breast cancer, we reflect on medical racism, informed consent, ownership of our bodies, and what it means to be more than a diagnosis.
Henrietta Lacks helped save…