1 Know about the two common side effects that patients on Tecfidera may encounter: flushing and stomach problems. 2  Flushing can include redness, itching or rash, and stomach problems can include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain or indigestion. 3  Both flushing and stomach problems generally decrease over time.
Henrietta Lacks, a 31-year-old mother of five, died of cervical cancer on 4 October 1951; and while her disease was a tragedy for her family, for the world of medical research â and beyond that, every one of us on the planet â it was something of a miracle.
It was Lawrence's wife, Bobette, who was the first member of the Lacks family to hear about Henrietta's cells. By chance, she had met a cancer researcher â and when she told him her name, the researcher remarked that he was working in the lab on some cells that came from a woman named Henrietta Lacks.