Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Jack Andraka-A promising test for pancreatic cancer ... from a teenager

Over 85 percent of all pancreatic cancers are diagnosed late, when someone has less than two percent chance of survival. How could this be? Jack Andraka talks about how he developed a promising early detection test for pancreatic cancer that’s super cheap, effective and non-invasive — all before his 16th birthday.

http://www.ted.com/talks/jack_andraka_a_promising_test_for_pancreatic_cancer_from_a_teenager

How many proteins did he have to go through before he finally found the one he was looking for? How many rejections for his research proposal did he get? Why do you think he kept at it?

If you could figure out a way to detect any disease, what would you pick?

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