Narrative
Richard Wesley TeLinde, “one of the top cervical cancer experts in the country”(Chapter 3, 97), devoted his life to support his claim that “carcinoma in situ was simply an early stage of invasive carcinoma that, if left untreated, eventually because deadly”(Chapter 3, 99).
Carcinoma in Situ
If he would be able to prove his claim, many women that suffered from cervical cancer would be benefited and received the right treatments. In order to prove that “carcinoma in situ and invasive carcinoma looked and behaved similarly in the laboratory”(Chapter 3, 103), TeLinde reached out to George Gey and offer Henrietta’s cervical cells in exchange for living samples of cervical tissues.
HeLa cell
However, TeLinde took Henrietta’s cells without informing and sent it to George Grey, while George Gray’s assistant Mary found HeLa’s cells ability of being “immortal”.
the Division of HeLa Cells
After HeLa cells spread around the world, people finally found out the how Henrietta’s cell were collected and started to criticize John Hopkins hospital’s behavior of utilizing Henrietta’s cells without informing her and not sharing the profits with her family. Richard Telinde’s viewpoint was that it is legal for him to collect samples from Henrietta without her consent since it was regarded as a payback for the hospital services, and he had also done this to several other patients. Not sharing the profits of HeLa cell Line was also legal according to the laws.
Tweets
1.#CarcinomaInSitu might be the #earlystage of #invasiveCarcinoma and should receive #aggressiveTreatments
2. Operated on the king of Morocco's wife today since she asked me to be the only surgeon that could perform the #surgery #NHSHenrietta
3. @Dr_geroge Have to work hard on the debate over what illnesses could be categorized as cervical cancer and how to treat them. #NHSHenrietta
4. Went to a #pathology meeting in Washinton, D.C. but the audience didn't believe in my argument about #CarcinomaInSitu #NHSHenrietta
5. @HenriettaLacks3 Sorry to inform you that the treatment for your cervical cancer may left you infertile and I hope you will be aware of that in further treatments.
6. By growing #LivingSamples of #NormalCervicalTissue and both types of #CancerousTissue, I can study their similarities. #NHSHenrietta
https://goo.gl/images/sUcPG7
7. @Dr_geroge Can you do me a huge favor in growing #LivingSamples of both normal and #CancerousCervicalTissue? I really need them for my study. #NHSHenrietta
8. @Dr_geroge For exchange, I will offer the #LivingSamples collecting from the women in #Hopkins to you in order to grow more #cells.
9. #Cells can be collected from the patients from #CharityWards for #Research use as a form of payment without telling them. #NHSHenrietta
10. The #samples of #CervixTissues can be collected from #Henrietta Lacks, who is getting #surgery today. No need to inform her. #NHSHenrietta
11. @Margaret_Gey Great job in your lab! Seems that my #study will benefit a lot from the #cells you guys are growing. #NHSHenrietta
12. #HeLaCells are getting well known around the world, but Hopkins will still keep the patient's name confidential. #NHSHenrietta
https://goo.gl/images/1hRuaP
13. @Dr_geroge I believed that Minneapolis Star can still write an interesting story without knowing #Henrietta’s real name, so we are not running the risk of revealing her #name.
14. #HeLa #cells are having such a great impact in the world. I believe that there will be more #NewFindings coming from #HeLaCells. #NHSHenrietta
15. Doctors need to be more aware of #CarcinomaInSitu. This video can help explain what it is.#NHSHenrietta
16. It’s really interesting to look at how #HeLaCells reproduce! #NHSHenrietta
17. Many women suffer from #CervicalCancer and I'm working on the treatments. More info in this page. #NHSHenrietta
http://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/cervical-cancer/introduction
18. Sorry to say this but the #Lacks family cannot benefit from the profits made by #HeLaCells.
19. 62% of women that have #InvasiveCervicalCancer first had #CarcinomaInSitu. #NHSHenrietta
The tweets from Richard TeLinde shows the progression of how he came up with his finding about carcinoma in situ, then decided the approach to prove his claim. The tweets also showed how he got Henrietta’s cell samples and his options on getting cell samples without consent. Since TeLinde was the person that decided to take Henrietta’s cervical tissue cells, he would agree with the idea that his taking patient’s cells was legal and right. TeLinde also benefited from the success of growing HeLa cells in the lab in and continue discovering about the relationship between carcinoma in situ and invasive cervical cancer, therefore he greatly supported their research.
What’s your viewpoint on the argument against giving people legal ownership of their tissues?
I think that people should accept their tissues being used for research that benefits other people. Doctors can also take the cells from the patients as a payback for offering them free medical treatments. In Henrietta’s case, doctors should not be criticized for taking her cell without her consent at first. Henrietta was a African-American and came from the charity wards. Obtaining her cell without informing her should be reasonable since it did not cause any damage on her body, and her cells were regarded as payback for the treatments she received. When doctors decided to do further research on Henrietta’s cells, they got the consent from her husband, who gave the doctors opportunity to reproduce her cells for good use.
My answer for if the Lacks family should benefit from the profit made by HeLa cells is no. If Henrietta’s cell was just simply taken from her body, it would not be able to survive for a long period of time. Therefore, the enormous profits made by the cell line was not a result of taking Henrietta’s cell, but the hard work of the scientists.
Sources
1. ”Immortal Hela Cells." Redirect Notice. Rense.com, n.d. Web. 18 Apr. 2017. <https://goo.gl/images/yjqFaj>.
2. ”Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Situ of Penis." Redirect Notice. Dove Med, 5 Oct. 2015. Web. 18 Apr. 2017. <https://goo.gl/images/sUcPG7>.
3. ”HeLa." WikiPedia. WikiPedia, n.d. Web. 18 Apr. 2017. <https://goo.gl/images/FgJtyN>.
4. Devine, Claire. "Tissue Rights and Ownership: Is a Cell Line a Research Tool or a Person?" Columbia Science and Technology Law Review. Columbia University, 09 Mar. 2010. Web. 18 Apr. 2017. <http://stlr.org/2010/03/09/tissue-rights-and-ownership-is-a-cell-line-a-research-tool-or-a-person/>.
5. Haile, Lisa A. "Informed Consent or Not, Tissue Donors Do Not Have Commercial Rights | Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News - Biotech from Bench to Business." GEN. Genetic Engineering&Biotechnology News, 2 Mar. 2010. Web. 18 Apr. 2017. <http://www.genengnews.com/gen-articles/informed-consent-or-not-tissue-donors-do-not-have-commercial-rights/4407>.
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