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.
The HeLa cells originated with Henrietta Lacks who in the 1950s was a devoted mother and wife who always placed her family first above all other things. She battled her cancer bravely going to Johns Hopkins to seek treatment. As she lost that battle her family mourned as she left this earth.