GENEVA (AP) — The chief of the World Health Organization has honored the late Henrietta Lacks, an American woman whose cancer cells ended up providing the foundation for vast scientific breakthroughs.

BALTIMORE (AP) — More than 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta Lacks’ cervical cells without her knowledge, a lawyer for her descendants said they have reached a settlement ...

In 1951, Henrietta Lacks died after a long battle with cervical cancer. Doctors cultured her cells without permission from her family. The story... Tracing The 'Immortal' Cells Of Henrietta Lacks This ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. ABC7 was joined by special guests head of an event Saturday at Imani Village promoting cancer prevention and more representation for Black ...

BALTIMORE — The son of Henrietta Lacks is seeking compensation for the unauthorized use of his mother’s cells in scientific research since her 1951 death, as detailed in a best-selling book. Lawrence ...