Cancer Whiz Kid

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  Just For A Minute: Cancer Whiz Kid

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  Our Explorers | National Geographic Society

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  National Geographic Explorers are extraordinary individuals who receive funding from the Society to illuminate and protect our world through science, exploration, education, and storytelling. National Geographic Society

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  The Cancer-Test Kid

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  Then, while learning about antibodies in biology class, Andraka was struck with an idea. “I thought maybe if I lace mesothelin-specific antibodies …

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  Cancer Whiz Kid

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  ASPIREist Host: Jack Andraka A teenager invents a faster, better, cheaper test for cancer.

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  Apr 14, 2016
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  A promising test for pancreatic cancer ... from a teenager | Jack Andraka

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  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. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at http://www.ted.com/translate Follow TED news on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tednews Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector