Name: A promising test for pancreatic cancer ... from a teenager
Uploaded: 2013-07-11T15:06:10Z
Duration: 10 min 35 s
Description: 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.

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

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.

Most cases of pancreatic cancer are detected too late, leaving patients with less than a two percent chance of survival. Driven by personal loss and curiosity, a young inventor created a paper-based test that costs just three cents, detects cancer in five minutes, and is over 400 times more sensitive than current methods. His discovery started with online research and was shaped by relentless experimentation, showing how powerful ideas can emerge from unexpected places. This breakthrough approach could one day help identify not just cancer, but a wide range of diseases.