What happened to Henrietta Lacks' daughter, Elsie? Question 10 options: A) We will never know as they were unable to find her medical records. B) She died of lung cancer. C) She died in an assylum that was segregated by race. D) Elsie was living in Clover, Virgina under an assumed name.
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