Friday, January 16, 2015

How did Henrietta Lacks cancer?

Henrietta Lacks had internal bleeding, due to the harsh pain, she went to the hospital and was diagnosed with cervical cancer.

There are many possibilities of how Henrietta got cancer. There might have been a mutation while her cells were undergoing mitosis and her sister chromatids might have not separated evenly. Another possibility is that her CDK did not recognize any threats resulting in a tumor growing and eventually causing cancer.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2015 at 10:59 AM

    I didn't consider that her sister chromatids could have split unevenly... that may contribute to many different mutations. You should research more about it and explain the possible effects of the uneven splitting!

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2015 at 11:02 AM

    How exactly does a CDK effect the threats? that portion is very vague
    -Teja, Jen, Gaby

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2015 at 11:10 AM

    Aside from that, this a very succinct and yet informative post! It is tragic that she got cancer, but it also proved to be a blessing to humanity that her cells were allowed to live on. Your conciseness is appreciated!

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2015 at 4:56 AM

    I think you could have elaborated more about how the CDK had affected her cells? How does one get diagnosed with cervical cancer? What is cervical cancer?

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