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    15-Yr-Old Invents Cancer Test 10X More Sensitive & 26,000X Cheaper than Current Tests

    -Jack Andraka enjoys mountain biking, whitewater rafting, kayaking, and science. According to his Facebook page, he's a fan of Beavis and Butthead, Family Guy and The Simpsons. Oh yeah—when Jack was 15-years-old he also created a new diagnostic test for pancreatic cancer. Jack Andraka's test is 28 times faster, 26,000 times less expensive and over 100 times more sensitive than the current diagnostic tests. And, in case that's not impressive enough, the test also works for ovarian and lung cancer.

    His diagnostic test earned him first prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the world's largest pre-college science research competition. (The photo is from the competition.)

    I love Jack's modesty. Interviewed before the fair, he said, "I'm incredibly excited. It's like the Olympics of science fairs. It's just amazing to be here—even if I don't get a prize." Well, Jack Andraka did win, receiving about $100,000 in prize money ($75,000 from the grand prize and over $25,000 from other smaller prizes). The high schooler said he will put the money toward college tuition.

    It was after a close family friend died of pancreatic cancer that Jack Andraka became interested in finding a better early-detection diagnostic test. Unfortunately, pancreatic cancer is usually detected too late to save the patient.
    Jack said the solution came to him during his high school biology class. He was secretly reading an article about nanotubes while the teacher was talking about antibodies.

    Jack said the two ideas came together in his head, and he thought he could combine what the teacher was saying with what he knew about nanotubes to create an early detection test for Pancreatic cancer.

    Jack Andraka used what he found through Google searches and free online science journals to develop a plan and a budget. Jack contacted about 200 people including researches at Johns Hopkins University and the National Institutes of Health with a proposal to work in their labs. He got 199 rejections before he finally got an acceptance from Dr. Anirban Maitra, Professor of Pathology, Oncology and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

    https://www.bradaronson.com/jack-andraka/


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