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Film spurs reflections about racial disparities in health care

A new movie looking at the life of a black patient whose cancerous cells were used for research and profit without her consent has prompted some doctors to reflect on racial disparities in health care.

By Cassandra PollockApril 24, 2017, 11:00 p.m. CentralUpdated April 24, 2017, 11:00 p.m. Central

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Film spurs reflections about racial disparities in health care

by Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
April 24, 2017

<h1>Film spurs reflections about racial disparities in health care</h1>
<p class="byline">by Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune <br />April 24, 2017</p>
<p>The new HBO movie &ldquo;The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks&rdquo; looks at the life of a black patient whose cancerous cells were used for research and profit <a href="https://www.statnews.com/2017/04/21/henrietta-lacks-doctor/">without her consent</a>. The film has prompted some doctors to reflect on racial disparities in health care.&nbsp;(STAT)</p>
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Film spurs reflections about racial disparities in health care

Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
April 24, 2017

The new HBO movie “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” looks at the life of a black patient whose cancerous cells were used for research and profit without her consent. The film has prompted some doctors to reflect on racial disparities in health care. (STAT)

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