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.
Henrietta Lacks was just 30 years old when she discovered a lump on her cervix while in her bathtub at home. A private-care doctor referred her to Johns Hopkins Hospital for further testing and she was diagnosed with cancer in January 1951. Lacks, the wife of a steelworker and a mother of five, was treated with radiation and sent home, but she was hospitalized the following August. She died at the age of 31 two months later. But thatâs not where her story ends. Without her knowledge or permission, doctors harvested samples of Lacksâ cervical tissue during her treatments and discovered her cancerous cells were not like any other theyâd seen â they were able to duplicate in labs and stay alive.