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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Boy invents early test for pancreatic cancer that killed Steve Jobs


(DAILYMAIL) — A 15-year-old schoolboy could save millions of lives after he invented a new, low-cost test that can detect the early stages of a deadly form of cancer.
Jack Andraka from Crownsville, Maryland, developed a simple dip-stick test for levels of mesothelin, a biomarker for early stage pancreatic cancer found in blood and urine.
It promises to revolutionise treatment of the disease, which currently kills 19 out of 20 sufferers after five years – largely because its so difficult to detect until its final stages.

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2013/01/did-15-year-old-just-change-course-of-medicine/#yFj1yiWZgEVpXyCv.99 

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