Henrietta Lacks’s Family Settles Suit With Novartis Over Use of Her Cells

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by Michael Levenson
February 27, 2026
Ms. Lacks’s family accused Novartis of profiting from her cells, which were taken from her without her consent in 1951, when she was dying of cervical cancer.
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Originally published on NYT Homepage on 2/27/2026