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.
Her cells would help change that. By Steve Hendrix By Steve Hendrix April 22, 2017 Follow @SBHendrix A portrait of Henrietta Lacks, who died of cervical cancer in 1951 just before advances cut the diseaseâs death rate by almost 70 percent. (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post) Henrietta Lacks probably didnât seem so immortal to doctors when she was first diagnosed at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1951.