Henrietta Lacks Review

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Across
  1. 3. Henrietta’s Gynecologist at Johns Hopkins
  2. 6. author
  3. 8. the cancer that killed George Gey
  4. 9. Had her first child at age 14 and married her cousin at age 20
  5. 11. the virus that caused Henrietta's cancer
  6. 12. typical cancer treatment in the 50s
  7. 14. found religion in prison
  8. 16. an enzyme found in cancer cells that allows cancer cells to regenerate indefinitely
  9. 19. the hospital Henrietta goes to for treatment
  10. 20. after 24 hours in Gey's lab Henrietta's cells ____
  11. 21. Claimed to have cultured “immortal” chicken heart cells
Down
  1. 1. Helped to raise Henrietta’s younger children after she died
  2. 2. goddess of death
  3. 4. has no anger towards the doctors who took Henrietta's cells
  4. 5. aka Lacks Town
  5. 6. Wanted to prove that carcinoma in situ was just as deadly as invasive carcinoma
  6. 7. The type of cancer Henrietta is diagnosed with
  7. 10. of the infamous syphilis study
  8. 13. David's nickname
  9. 15. _____ limit- Normal cells only divide a specific number of times, and then they stop growing and begin to die.
  10. 17. Gey's wife
  11. 18. Diagnosed with epilepsy and institutionalized