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Title: Fifteen-Year-Old Creates Non-Invasive Pancreatic Cancer Detection Tool
Post by: Chris_ on May 21, 2012, 04:22:04 PM
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Fifteen-Year-Old Creates Non-Invasive Pancreatic Cancer Detection Tool

Jack Andraka, 15, of Crownsville, Md. was awarded first place for his new method to detect pancreatic cancer at this year’s Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, a program of Society for Science & the Public. Based on diabetic test paper, Jack created a simple dip-stick sensor to test blood or urine to determine whether or not a patient has early-stage pancreatic cancer. His study resulted in over 90 percent accuracy and showed his patent-pending sensor to be 28 times faster, 28 times less expensive and over 100 times more sensitive than current tests. Jack received the Gordon E. Moore Award, named in honor of Intel co-founder and retired chairman and CEO of $75,000.
Society for Science (http://www.societyforscience.org/document.doc?id=385)

Awesome job.
Title: Re: Fifteen-Year-Old Creates Non-Invasive Pancreatic Cancer Detection Tool
Post by: dixierose on May 21, 2012, 04:24:33 PM
Wow...that's awesome!
Title: Re: Fifteen-Year-Old Creates Non-Invasive Pancreatic Cancer Detection Tool
Post by: Kyle Ricky on May 21, 2012, 04:25:35 PM
That is great! Good for him.
Title: Re: Fifteen-Year-Old Creates Non-Invasive Pancreatic Cancer Detection Tool
Post by: Danglars on May 21, 2012, 05:30:53 PM
WOW! This could be huge.
Title: Re: Fifteen-Year-Old Creates Non-Invasive Pancreatic Cancer Detection Tool
Post by: obumazombie on May 21, 2012, 09:42:51 PM
Nice find Chris !
Title: Re: Fifteen-Year-Old Creates Non-Invasive Pancreatic Cancer Detection Tool
Post by: remington762700 on May 22, 2012, 08:41:42 AM
Of course millions will still die while the FDA spends 20 years approving it......
Title: Re: Fifteen-Year-Old Creates Non-Invasive Pancreatic Cancer Detection Tool
Post by: Gina on May 22, 2012, 08:45:34 AM
That is AMAZING!  We have such talent here but it's being hidden because of the lowering of standards.  We need high standards and if you can't keep up then you have to try 2x as hard or be a failure.  Not everyone is great in life. 

I would be so proud of this guy!