Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer there is. Within five years, 94 percent of those with the disease pass away. Finally, there’s a better and cheaper way to diagnose pancreatic cancer more quickly. The test, created by 15-year-old Jack Andraka, detects an abnormal protein that’s an indicator of the disease. “I got interested in early detection, because that’s the best chance of treating cancer,” he said, according to TIME. “The only practical way
...morePancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer there is. Within five years, 94 percent of those with the disease pass away. Finally, there’s a better and cheaper way to diagnose pancreatic cancer more quickly. The test, created by 15-year-old Jack Andraka, detects an abnormal protein that’s an indicator of the disease. “I got interested in early detection, because that’s the best chance of treating cancer,” he said, according to TIME. “The only practical way of doing this is through routine blood tests, so that’s what I’ve developed here.” For this innovation, he nabbed first prize in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair and $100,000 in winnings. Smart kid that he is, he’s putting that money toward college.
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