That's fantastic, but I just wish he would have spent at least a minute or two explaining the general concept of what his breakthrough was, how the test works, and when it will be available.
Wow the systems and teachers and professors really made it easy for him to progress.... Announces he has created one small paper sensor that can detect pancreatic, ovarian and lung cancer with 100% accuracy - gets no reaction. Says we don't really need to see your duck face pictures on the internet - gets big reaction. Great Talk, the kid has lots of potential ! Hope he finds an awesome mentor.
+Steve Burt Yeah I noticed that too. Shows how little hope we as a society have. Damn duck face bull shit gets a bigger reaction. This kid is brilliant though!!! Potential unlimited for this kid!!
Jack, I truly hope this gets into the hands of the people and at the cost you say! 15 years ago I lost my best friend, my soul mate, my mother to pancreatic cancer and if only there was a way to test for this when like you said the survival rate would be 100%, instead her's was detected at that 2% and yes it was only 2 months before her body had enough. From the bottom of my hear lil Jack Thank you!
Jack Andraka, Ty jsi mladý a velice nadaný klučina. Ty určitě změníš svět, že léčba rakoviny, bude pro každého nejen dostupná, ale také brzo odhalena testem a tím dříve se bude moci začít pak léčit. Děkuji, že jsi tak dokonalý a nebojácný, že do toho jdeš s takovou vervou a nic tě nezastaví. Ocenit to můžeme hlavně my, nemocní s rakovinou. Moc ti fandím a přeji krásný a plnohodnotný život. Jsi vážně úžasný mladý muž. Gratuluji Ti k Tvým výsledkům. (y)
I actually work in my University's Science department and professors don't have always that much time for research. Teaching and searching for grants takes a lot of time. So does managing the students and young researchers. And no it's not like in the movies. I know that the media might love prodigies too much sometimes, but that doesn't change the fact that young researchers do critically important work among the professors who appreciate them for it.
My mum died painfully from pancreatic cancer. We were close.. I would like to say congratulations for looking and finding a test, now please send out the tests. Pancreatic, ovarian and lung cancers cause so much suffering.
Absolutely astonishing work, young man. You are the reason why we should question medical "fact" and consider alternatives to modern medicine. Clearly, one need not be a doctor to make breakthroughs if you are willing to put the common sense, time and effort into an idea. My hat is off to you.
Is really cool that a kid this age is doing such a huge discovery but we would expect to have some link, contact information or something to follow up in the description box, just a hint...
+kate summers The same reason cancer hasn't been officially cured (it's too profitable treating it), and why most breakthroughs never see the light of day. There's no money to be made. Pharmaceutical companies want patent-able treatments (not cures), so that they continue to make money off of you your entire life. Unfortunately the world revolves around money.
Of course they aren't, but that doesn't take away the importance of young researchers. I'm not dismissing the value of senior researchers, but it would be foolish not to recognise the importance of young researchers. Both are needed. Some of the most brilliant physicist made important discoveries in their youth, you can't possibly deny that. Today you maybe need a longer experience in general to advance the field, but brilliant young people are still important.
these teenagers..man he is really amazing for finding this stuff. But it just makes my 16 years on earth seem wasted and useless. I wish i could be this guy. Who has made his mark in history and worth something.
Go for it Jack, Great video. As someone with cancer, I can really appreciate this kind of discovery. I'm sure this test will save many lives in the future, well done mate, you deserve to be nominated for a Noble prize. Lets hope Big Pharma doesn't screw it up, suppress it, or any other nonsense, seeing as the cats out of the bag ;-) Steve
Nothing is wasted or useless, I know with so many areas of studies and disciplines out there it can seem hard to know where to start but the cheesy saying of 'follow your passion' holds true. Start small if you must, find something that is in a subject you are interested in and do/make it. If you don't know what you want to 'be/do' then solve a problem you have. For example I walk 2 mile in Florida to get to my college campus which took me 30min, I build an electric longboard and now its 6 min
What a God sent this young man is! Why hasn't the media picked up on this? All we hear about is who shot who! Why hasn't this young man receive the horror that he deserves???? I say lets help him get there, lets blast this around?????
I lost my dad in the 1970s due to pancreatic cancer, thus, not now wondering why his discovery/creative processes for detection are not in wide use and saving lives. As has been stated elsewhere, real money is in treatments, not cures. At age 76, should cancer visit me, likely that will happen, I will refuse treatments as I have no desire to support profiteers.
+street31000 Proof the Cancer 'Industry' isn't interested in curing people just making sure they get in the system and they can mine them all the way until death or a 'remission'. Go to the Truth about Cancer TTAC website as these guys are ripping the industry apart with all its bogus science and methodologies. I wouldn't be surprised if the test has been brought by Big Pharma and AMA and stuck in a back room somewhere to be forgotten. Absolutely disgusting that a 15 year old boy can uncover a test within a few months that has stumped trained professionals. SMH
That's what i want to see ' A teenager' extreme passion for science ' I Liked his final quote : you don't have to be a professor to make a real research , only your ideas which worth here .
Awesome kid and a great story. I wish I had faith that the United States medical community, along with the pharmacutical industry (AMA, FDA) will do something timely and productive with this kid and his discovery. But I doubt it. Actually, I will wager my life on it, unless someone can find a way to make some money with it, therefore making it no longer inexpensive.
Jack Andraka: I have to ask the question's... It is now 2016..Has the Cancer Medical Community adopted your test? Are they testing patients now? How many people have been tested ?
And what's going to happen to the paper sensor he invented? Who's going to buy it, because they will want to buy it. How much is it going to cost? 3 cents? I hope so, but I doubt it. How long does it take to patent such an invention to be used by millions? Power of a fresh, curious, and modest mind.
Why is Andraka’s Test Different? Current testing methods are 60 years old, cost on average $800, and miss 30% of all pancreatic cancers. The test Jack developed is: 1. 168 times faster 2. 26,000 times less expensive 3. 400 times more sensitive than the current standard of detection 4. He did his research using Google and Wikipedia as his primary research tools - online resources that are 5. available to virtually anyone on the planet with an internet connection. 6. The cost for his test: Three cents Jack Andraka’s test is still in the clinical testing phase, and probably won’t be available to the public for at least 5-10 years. Every treatment or medication must go through a very thorough series of testing before the scientific and medical communities can be sure of its effectiveness and safety enough to use it. It takes five minutes, and has a much higher accuracy rate. Compare that to the current standard, which employs 60-year-old technology, costs about $800, and misses 30 percent of all pancreatic cancers.
This video is from 2012. So the big question is, if this test can identify Pancreatic, Ovarian and Lung Cancer, is it being used today? If not, why not? Is it possibly because the "Health System" does not benefit nearly as much from early detection as they do when it becomes full-blown cancer and the treatments are hundreds of thousands of dollars if not millions?
he means companies with vested interests will do things behind the scenes so they can continue their profit making activities. kids like him are seen as problems from their perspective.
Who wants to set up a non-profit production plant for these tests? I'll be your main buyer and I'll set up a non-profit, worldwide, web-based distribution center (only B2C). My main corporate mission will be forever supply these tests worldwide at cost-price (non-profit & directly to consumers), and to survive every threat of big-pharma or other big profit corporations no matter what. And then hopefully many organisations like me will arise in all kinds of different branches.
He also has plans to develop a new device to detect many more major health conditions, simply via a phone-sized, Star-Trek-Like, Tricorder-style reader by 2015. If his inventions are not buried, they will be revolutionary. They would save incredible amounts of time and money. This would be a giant leap forward, superseding today's antiquated, expensive, and inaccurate methods. They would save lives... maybe even yours. :)
Who said anything about it being easy? Most get very little recognition while some get famous. I should know about how hard getting funding is. I have seen hopes crushed, by lack of funds while working in fund writing. I know how tough is it, yet progress is made one nudge at a time, and sometimes something gets trough and get's the spotlight of media. Which by the way isn't a bad thing, we need public awareness to keep the necessary investments in science going.
