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 doctors and institutions never told the family about Henriettaâs cells and the research that was being done on them. They also didnât get permission from the family to use the cells in research. The author, Rebecca Skloot, had a hard time getting Henriettaâs family, especially her children, to trust her.