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13TH WORLD CANCER CERVIX ERADICATION DAY

Author: Prof. Dr. Niranjan Rout

Publisher: Newredmars Education Pvt Ltd

Published: 2023-03-11

Total Pages: 77

ISBN-13: 9393620229

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Cancer Cervix is the 4th most common cancer in women around the world. India accounts for approximately 25% of global prevalence. A study published in 2014 stated the crude incidence rate of cancer cervix is 20.2 per one lakh population in our country. In our state, Odisha, there has been a gross increase of incidence approximately by 4% between 2008 and 2011. Also, cancer cervix is the leading cause of cancer death in women in under developed countries. Pap smear has been the gold standard screening test for cervical cancer since its introduction in 1949. It has helped reducing the cervical cancer mortality rates roughly to half. New technology like immunocytochemistry assay for the simultaneous qualitative detection of the p16 and Ki-67 proteins in cervical cytology preparations is an adjunct to routine pap screening for high grade CIN with HPV infection. Besides a potent vaccine against high risk HPV (type 16, 18) are available which can prevent 70% of all cancer cervix. At present, cancer cervix is a disease of great public health importance. Spreading awareness is lacking in our population. The ABC Foundation of Cuttack, working in the field of public health since 2007, carried out a survey in 2011 in a group of population with educational qualification from Matric to M.A. and observed that 87.5% members were not aware of the role of HPV in causation of cancer cervix. This provoked us to organize a programme on cancer cervix eradication in 2011. The highlights of this programme were the presence of Dr. P.C. Mohapatra, President of Federation of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists Society of India (FOGSI) and Dr. N.C. Parija, President, Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists (IAPM) and their deliberations and suggestions boosted us to continue our efforts. As a part of this programme, we are - 1. trying to coordinate the activities of similar workers and organisations and recognising their work by honouring them in different fora. 2. trying to re-orient medical personnels regarding diagnosis, management and prevention of cancer cervix through CME, symposia, seminar, lectures, workshops etc. 3. trying to create awareness among people regarding the signs & symptoms of cancer cervix and the role of pap smear examination in early diagnosis of cancer cervix. 4. trying to create awareness among people that HPV infection is the main culprit for development of cancer cervix and a potent vaccine is available to prevent HPV infection. 5. trying to educate people to vaccinate their daughters against HPV infections and motivate mothers to do regular pap test for early diagnosis and treatment of cancer cervix. We are aware that people all over the world are organizing such programmes in different ways in their own regions. We have decided to observe “a day” as world cancer cervix eradication day during which we will try to co-ordinate the activities of similar workers and organizations with an aim to eradicate cancer cervix from our globe. The break through discovery “HPV infection causes cancer cervix” for which the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine was awarded in 2008 to Dr. Harald zur Hausen, and subsequent availability of vaccine against HPV infection has encouraged us to think in the direction of cancer cervix eradication. We, therefore, thought that the birthday of Dr. Harald zur Hausen on 11th March would be the most appropriate day to observe World Cancer Cervix Eradication Day. On this day we will audit all our activities till date and will endeavour to coordinate activities of others in this field to create awareness for eradicating cancer cervix. Since 2011, we are observing “World Cancer Cervix Eradication Day” at Cuttack. This year we are going to organise the 13th World Cancer Cervix Eradication Day on 11th March 2023 at AHPGIC, Cuttack.

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Download or read book 13TH WORLD CANCER CERVIX ERADICATION DAY written by Prof. Dr. Niranjan Rout and published by Newredmars Education Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2023-03-11 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cancer Cervix is the 4th most common cancer in women around the world. India accounts for approximately 25% of global prevalence. A study published in 2014 stated the crude incidence rate of cancer cervix is 20.2 per one lakh population in our country. In our state, Odisha, there has been a gross increase of incidence approximately by 4% between 2008 and 2011. Also, cancer cervix is the leading cause of cancer death in women in under developed countries. Pap smear has been the gold standard screening test for cervical cancer since its introduction in 1949. It has helped reducing the cervical cancer mortality rates roughly to half. New technology like immunocytochemistry assay for the simultaneous qualitative detection of the p16 and Ki-67 proteins in cervical cytology preparations is an adjunct to routine pap screening for high grade CIN with HPV infection. Besides a potent vaccine against high risk HPV (type 16, 18) are available which can prevent 70% of all cancer cervix. At present, cancer cervix is a disease of great public health importance. Spreading awareness is lacking in our population. The ABC Foundation of Cuttack, working in the field of public health since 2007, carried out a survey in 2011 in a group of population with educational qualification from Matric to M.A. and observed that 87.5% members were not aware of the role of HPV in causation of cancer cervix. This provoked us to organize a programme on cancer cervix eradication in 2011. The highlights of this programme were the presence of Dr. P.C. Mohapatra, President of Federation of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists Society of India (FOGSI) and Dr. N.C. Parija, President, Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists (IAPM) and their deliberations and suggestions boosted us to continue our efforts. As a part of this programme, we are - 1. trying to coordinate the activities of similar workers and organisations and recognising their work by honouring them in different fora. 2. trying to re-orient medical personnels regarding diagnosis, management and prevention of cancer cervix through CME, symposia, seminar, lectures, workshops etc. 3. trying to create awareness among people regarding the signs & symptoms of cancer cervix and the role of pap smear examination in early diagnosis of cancer cervix. 4. trying to create awareness among people that HPV infection is the main culprit for development of cancer cervix and a potent vaccine is available to prevent HPV infection. 5. trying to educate people to vaccinate their daughters against HPV infections and motivate mothers to do regular pap test for early diagnosis and treatment of cancer cervix. We are aware that people all over the world are organizing such programmes in different ways in their own regions. We have decided to observe “a day” as world cancer cervix eradication day during which we will try to co-ordinate the activities of similar workers and organizations with an aim to eradicate cancer cervix from our globe. The break through discovery “HPV infection causes cancer cervix” for which the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine was awarded in 2008 to Dr. Harald zur Hausen, and subsequent availability of vaccine against HPV infection has encouraged us to think in the direction of cancer cervix eradication. We, therefore, thought that the birthday of Dr. Harald zur Hausen on 11th March would be the most appropriate day to observe World Cancer Cervix Eradication Day. On this day we will audit all our activities till date and will endeavour to coordinate activities of others in this field to create awareness for eradicating cancer cervix. Since 2011, we are observing “World Cancer Cervix Eradication Day” at Cuttack. This year we are going to organise the 13th World Cancer Cervix Eradication Day on 11th March 2023 at AHPGIC, Cuttack.

Cancer Cervix Eradication Day

Author: Prof. Dr. Niranjan Rout

Publisher: Newredmars Education Pvt Ltd

Published: 2017-12-29

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 8193404483

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Cancer cervix is the fourth most common cancer in women around in the world and leading cause of cancer death in under-developed country. Pap smear has been the gold strand screening test for cancer cervix since its introduction in 1949. New technologies are available to detect Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection, the main culprit for cancer cervix. Besides, potent vaccines against high-risk HPV are available which can prevent 70% of all cancer cervix. Evidences suggest that spreading awareness is lacking in our population. With this background, we have decided to observe a day as world cancer cervix eradication day which will be a platform to educate and create awareness on cancer cervix. The break through discovery “HPV infection causing cancer cervix” for which the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine was awarded in 2008 to Dr. Harald zur Hausen, and subsequent availability of vaccine against HPV infection has encouraged us to think in the direction of cancer cervix eradication. We, therefore, thought that the birthday of Dr. Harald zur Hausen on 11th march would be the most appropriate day to observe world cancer cervix eradication day. Since 2011, we are observing world cancer cervix eradication day at Cuttack and spreading cancer cervix eradication massage- CARE i.e. C : Create awareness to prevent early marriage , multiparity, multiple sex partners and to maintain good genital hygiene. A : Avoid infection through HPV vaccination. R : Regular Pap test. E : Early diagnosis and prompt treatment. In this 1 st edition, the book has been thoroughly described, enlarged and updated with cancer cervix eradication awareness programme from 2011 to 2016. Gratitude is expressed to the faculty members, both from India and abroad, who have sent in their valuable suggestions which have been given due consideration. We are sincerely thankful to our publisher, Newredmars Education. We are also deeply indebted to Nobel laurite Prof. Harald zur Hausen for his sustained support of this endeavour from its inception; his wisdom has made all the difference. Healthy criticism and suggestions for further improvement of the book are solicited. Niranjan Rout Dean and Principal, AHRCC Cuttack Odisha

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Download or read book Cancer Cervix Eradication Day written by Prof. Dr. Niranjan Rout and published by Newredmars Education Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2017-12-29 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cancer cervix is the fourth most common cancer in women around in the world and leading cause of cancer death in under-developed country. Pap smear has been the gold strand screening test for cancer cervix since its introduction in 1949. New technologies are available to detect Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection, the main culprit for cancer cervix. Besides, potent vaccines against high-risk HPV are available which can prevent 70% of all cancer cervix. Evidences suggest that spreading awareness is lacking in our population. With this background, we have decided to observe a day as world cancer cervix eradication day which will be a platform to educate and create awareness on cancer cervix. The break through discovery “HPV infection causing cancer cervix” for which the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine was awarded in 2008 to Dr. Harald zur Hausen, and subsequent availability of vaccine against HPV infection has encouraged us to think in the direction of cancer cervix eradication. We, therefore, thought that the birthday of Dr. Harald zur Hausen on 11th march would be the most appropriate day to observe world cancer cervix eradication day. Since 2011, we are observing world cancer cervix eradication day at Cuttack and spreading cancer cervix eradication massage- CARE i.e. C : Create awareness to prevent early marriage , multiparity, multiple sex partners and to maintain good genital hygiene. A : Avoid infection through HPV vaccination. R : Regular Pap test. E : Early diagnosis and prompt treatment. In this 1 st edition, the book has been thoroughly described, enlarged and updated with cancer cervix eradication awareness programme from 2011 to 2016. Gratitude is expressed to the faculty members, both from India and abroad, who have sent in their valuable suggestions which have been given due consideration. We are sincerely thankful to our publisher, Newredmars Education. We are also deeply indebted to Nobel laurite Prof. Harald zur Hausen for his sustained support of this endeavour from its inception; his wisdom has made all the difference. Healthy criticism and suggestions for further improvement of the book are solicited. Niranjan Rout Dean and Principal, AHRCC Cuttack Odisha

Global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem

Author: World Health Organization

Publisher: World Health Organization

Published: 2020-12-31

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9240014101

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Download or read book Global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2020-12-31 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Control

Author: World Health Organization

Publisher: World Health Organization

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9241547006

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Most women who die from cervical cancer, particularly in developing countries, are in the prime of their life. They may be raising children, caring for their family, and contributing to the social and economic life of their town or village. Their death is both a personal tragedy, and a sad and unnecessary loss to their family and their community. Unnecessary, because there is compelling evidence, as this Guide makes clear, that cervical cancer is one of the most preventable and treatable forms of cancer, as long as it is detected early and managed effectively. Unfortunately, the majority of women in developing countries still do not have access to cervical cancer prevention programmes. The consequence is that, often, cervical cancer is not detected until it is too late to be cured. An urgent effort is required if this situation is to be corrected. This Guide is intended to help those responsible for providing services aimed at reducing the burden posed by cervical cancer for women, communities and health systems. It focuses on the knowledge and skills needed by health care providers, at different levels of care.

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Download or read book Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Control written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2006 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most women who die from cervical cancer, particularly in developing countries, are in the prime of their life. They may be raising children, caring for their family, and contributing to the social and economic life of their town or village. Their death is both a personal tragedy, and a sad and unnecessary loss to their family and their community. Unnecessary, because there is compelling evidence, as this Guide makes clear, that cervical cancer is one of the most preventable and treatable forms of cancer, as long as it is detected early and managed effectively. Unfortunately, the majority of women in developing countries still do not have access to cervical cancer prevention programmes. The consequence is that, often, cervical cancer is not detected until it is too late to be cured. An urgent effort is required if this situation is to be corrected. This Guide is intended to help those responsible for providing services aimed at reducing the burden posed by cervical cancer for women, communities and health systems. It focuses on the knowledge and skills needed by health care providers, at different levels of care.

Cervical Cancer Task Force Annual Report

Author: Illinois. Cervical Cancer Elimination Task Force

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13:

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Download or read book Cervical Cancer Task Force Annual Report written by Illinois. Cervical Cancer Elimination Task Force and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Cervical Cancer

Author: Rajamanickam Rajkumar

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2021-11-17

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 1789853451

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Although it is preventable and curable, cervical cancer is the fourth most common form of cancer among women worldwide. As such, the World Health Organization adopted a Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative, which aims to eliminate cervical cancer by 2030. This book discusses plans, programs, strategies, solutions, research, and revolutions necessary to achieve this goal. Chapters cover such topics as epidemiology, HPV vaccination, screening and treatment, and prevention and control.

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Download or read book Cervical Cancer written by Rajamanickam Rajkumar and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2021-11-17 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although it is preventable and curable, cervical cancer is the fourth most common form of cancer among women worldwide. As such, the World Health Organization adopted a Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative, which aims to eliminate cervical cancer by 2030. This book discusses plans, programs, strategies, solutions, research, and revolutions necessary to achieve this goal. Chapters cover such topics as epidemiology, HPV vaccination, screening and treatment, and prevention and control.

Committee on Cervical Cancer Elimination

Author: Idaho. Legislative Council. Interim Committee on Cervical Cancer Elimination

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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Minutes of Committee's meetings held Oct. 11, 2005 and Aug. 9, 2005 and final report issued at the end of 2005.

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Download or read book Committee on Cervical Cancer Elimination written by Idaho. Legislative Council. Interim Committee on Cervical Cancer Elimination and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minutes of Committee's meetings held Oct. 11, 2005 and Aug. 9, 2005 and final report issued at the end of 2005.

Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Control

Author: World Health Organization

Publisher:

Published: 2016-11-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789241548953

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This publication gives a broad vision of what a comprehensive approach to cervical cancer prevention and control means. In particular, it outlines the complementary strategies for comprehensive cervical cancer prevention and control, and highlights the need for collaboration across programs, organizations and partners. This new guide updates the 2006 edition and includes the recent promising developments in technologies and strategies that can address the gaps between the needs for and availability of services for cervical cancer prevention and control. In the last few years, there has been an emergence of ground-breaking new strategies in cervical cancer prevention and control. Because such strategies require evidence-based evaluation for decision-making in clinical practice and program planning, a World Health Organization (WHO) Steering Committee and a group of invited experts met in Geneva, Switzerland, in September 2010, to ensure that the WHO's guidance on cervical cancer continues to encompass all the relevant technologies and strategies. This edition of the guide has two new chapters: Chapter 2: Essentials for cervical cancer prevention and control programs and Chapter 4: HPV vaccination. One chapter has been newly organized: Chapter 5: Screening and treatment of cervical pre-cancer. All other chapters have been thoroughly updated and edited as needed. This guide aims to assist those responsible for providing services aimed at reducing the burden of cervical cancer on women, their communities and health systems. It focuses on the knowledge, best practices and communication skills needed by health-care providers working at community and primary and secondary levels of care to offer quality services for prevention, screening, treatment and palliative care for cervical cancer: the full continuum of care. The guide is intended primarily for health-care providers in health centers and district hospitals who deal with women's health and/or adolescent's health, but it may also be of interest to community-based and tertiary-level providers. Providers and managers at the sub-national level whose responsibilities may include program planning would be interested in Chapter 2 on program essentials, which covers implementation, monitoring and evaluating, and/or supervising and training other health-care providers. National-level decision-makers will find updated evidence-based information in this guide on what works in cervical cancer prevention and control programs, which may be of use as a basis for updating their own guidelines and protocols.

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Download or read book Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Control written by World Health Organization and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication gives a broad vision of what a comprehensive approach to cervical cancer prevention and control means. In particular, it outlines the complementary strategies for comprehensive cervical cancer prevention and control, and highlights the need for collaboration across programs, organizations and partners. This new guide updates the 2006 edition and includes the recent promising developments in technologies and strategies that can address the gaps between the needs for and availability of services for cervical cancer prevention and control. In the last few years, there has been an emergence of ground-breaking new strategies in cervical cancer prevention and control. Because such strategies require evidence-based evaluation for decision-making in clinical practice and program planning, a World Health Organization (WHO) Steering Committee and a group of invited experts met in Geneva, Switzerland, in September 2010, to ensure that the WHO's guidance on cervical cancer continues to encompass all the relevant technologies and strategies. This edition of the guide has two new chapters: Chapter 2: Essentials for cervical cancer prevention and control programs and Chapter 4: HPV vaccination. One chapter has been newly organized: Chapter 5: Screening and treatment of cervical pre-cancer. All other chapters have been thoroughly updated and edited as needed. This guide aims to assist those responsible for providing services aimed at reducing the burden of cervical cancer on women, their communities and health systems. It focuses on the knowledge, best practices and communication skills needed by health-care providers working at community and primary and secondary levels of care to offer quality services for prevention, screening, treatment and palliative care for cervical cancer: the full continuum of care. The guide is intended primarily for health-care providers in health centers and district hospitals who deal with women's health and/or adolescent's health, but it may also be of interest to community-based and tertiary-level providers. Providers and managers at the sub-national level whose responsibilities may include program planning would be interested in Chapter 2 on program essentials, which covers implementation, monitoring and evaluating, and/or supervising and training other health-care providers. National-level decision-makers will find updated evidence-based information in this guide on what works in cervical cancer prevention and control programs, which may be of use as a basis for updating their own guidelines and protocols.

Clinical Gynecology

Author: Eric J. Bieber

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-04-23

Total Pages: 1127

ISBN-13: 1107040396

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Written with the busy practice in mind, this book delivers clinically focused, evidence-based gynecology guidance in a quick-reference format. It explores etiology, screening, tests, diagnosis, and treatment for a full range of gynecologic health issues. The coverage includes the full range of gynecologic malignancies, reproductive endocrinology and infertility, infectious diseases, urogynecologic problems, gynecologic concerns in children and adolescents, and surgical interventions including minimally invasive surgical procedures. Information is easy to find and absorb owing to the extensive use of full-color diagrams, algorithms, and illustrations. The new edition has been expanded to include aspects of gynecology important in international and resource-poor settings.

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Download or read book Clinical Gynecology written by Eric J. Bieber and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-23 with total page 1127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written with the busy practice in mind, this book delivers clinically focused, evidence-based gynecology guidance in a quick-reference format. It explores etiology, screening, tests, diagnosis, and treatment for a full range of gynecologic health issues. The coverage includes the full range of gynecologic malignancies, reproductive endocrinology and infertility, infectious diseases, urogynecologic problems, gynecologic concerns in children and adolescents, and surgical interventions including minimally invasive surgical procedures. Information is easy to find and absorb owing to the extensive use of full-color diagrams, algorithms, and illustrations. The new edition has been expanded to include aspects of gynecology important in international and resource-poor settings.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Author: Rebecca Skloot

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2010-02-02

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0307589382

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”—Entertainment Weekly NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO® STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE • ONE OF THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL” (CNN), “DEFINING” (LITHUB), AND “BEST” (THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS • WINNER OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE HEARTLAND PRIZE FOR NONFICTION NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • Entertainment Weekly • O: The Oprah Magazine • NPR • Financial Times • New York • Independent (U.K.) • Times (U.K.) • Publishers Weekly • Library Journal • Kirkus Reviews • Booklist • Globe and Mail Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine: The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, which are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer, viruses, and the atom bomb’s effects; helped lead to important advances like in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions. Yet Henrietta Lacks remains virtually unknown, buried in an unmarked grave. Henrietta’s family did not learn of her “immortality” until more than twenty years after her death, when scientists investigating HeLa began using her husband and children in research without informed consent. And though the cells had launched a multimillion-dollar industry that sells human biological materials, her family never saw any of the profits. As Rebecca Skloot so brilliantly shows, the story of the Lacks family—past and present—is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of. Over the decade it took to uncover this story, Rebecca became enmeshed in the lives of the Lacks family—especially Henrietta’s daughter Deborah. Deborah was consumed with questions: Had scientists cloned her mother? Had they killed her to harvest her cells? And if her mother was so important to medicine, why couldn’t her children afford health insurance? Intimate in feeling, astonishing in scope, and impossible to put down, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences.

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Download or read book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks written by Rebecca Skloot and published by Crown. This book was released on 2010-02-02 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”—Entertainment Weekly NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO® STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE • ONE OF THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL” (CNN), “DEFINING” (LITHUB), AND “BEST” (THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS • WINNER OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE HEARTLAND PRIZE FOR NONFICTION NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • Entertainment Weekly • O: The Oprah Magazine • NPR • Financial Times • New York • Independent (U.K.) • Times (U.K.) • Publishers Weekly • Library Journal • Kirkus Reviews • Booklist • Globe and Mail Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine: The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, which are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer, viruses, and the atom bomb’s effects; helped lead to important advances like in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions. Yet Henrietta Lacks remains virtually unknown, buried in an unmarked grave. Henrietta’s family did not learn of her “immortality” until more than twenty years after her death, when scientists investigating HeLa began using her husband and children in research without informed consent. And though the cells had launched a multimillion-dollar industry that sells human biological materials, her family never saw any of the profits. As Rebecca Skloot so brilliantly shows, the story of the Lacks family—past and present—is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of. Over the decade it took to uncover this story, Rebecca became enmeshed in the lives of the Lacks family—especially Henrietta’s daughter Deborah. Deborah was consumed with questions: Had scientists cloned her mother? Had they killed her to harvest her cells? And if her mother was so important to medicine, why couldn’t her children afford health insurance? Intimate in feeling, astonishing in scope, and impossible to put down, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences.