March 1 (UPI) --The family of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were taken without her consent as she battled cervical cancer, settled a lawsuit with Novartis. Lacks, who was just 31 when died in 1951 and ...
Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and ...
Scientists at MIT and Stanford have unveiled a promising new way to help the immune system recognize and attack cancer cells more effectively. Their strategy targets a hidden “off switch” that tumors ...