The Way of all Flesh – BBC Documentary
Name___Jessica Clark_________
01. What was the symptom that caused Henrietta to go to the doctor?Inner menstrual bleeding and spotting.
02. When the doctors examined Henrietta, what did they find?A tumor that was purple and bled upon being touched.
03. What disease did Henrietta have?Cervical cancer.
04. What does the term “malignant” mean?Cancerous tumors that grow out of control and can move to other parts of the body.
05. What did the doctors use as an attempt to cure Henrietta’s disease?Radium.
06. What were Margaret and George Gey looking for, and what did they do withthem?
07. What was remarkable about HeLa cells?They grew in culture, doubled every 24 hours, and stayed alive.
