Alfred Lacks-Carter Jr., the grandson of the late Henrietta Lacks whose cells have been used in medica research for 70 years, speak at Governors State Epic Cancer Prevention and Awareness Fair.
This website stores data such as cookies to enable essential site functionality, as well as marketing, personalization, and analytics. By remaining on this website, you indicate your consent.Alfred Lacks-Carter Jr., the grandson of Henrietta Lacks, whose cancer cell line led to treatments for COVID-19, AIDS, polio, cancer and other illnesses, encourages cancer screenings at Governors State University for a health fair.
The cells, called HeLa cells, were the first cells that could be easily shared and multiplied in a lab setting, according to Johns Hopkins website. They have aided more than 17,000 patents in treatments for conditions including AIDS, infertility, hemophilia and Parkinson’s disease, according to the Smithsonian Institution website. Decades passed before Lacks’ family learned of the role she has played in medical research and modern medicine.
The health fair targets students, faculty, staff and south suburb residents. Besides cancer screenings, information on clinical trials as well as cancer awareness and prevention information were provided. The National Kidney Foundation and nursing department faculty from Governors State helped with renal screenings and diabetes testing. Jewel-Osco provided free flu, pneumonia, COVID-19 and shingles vaccines, said Chairse.
Other participants included Governors State’s Lambda Chapter, a nursing honor society that provided hands-on education concerning breast and prostate cancer; the Illinois secretary of state’s organ/tissue donor program, the American Cancer Society and the UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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