Teenager wins top prize for pancreatic cancer test
<p><span word="Pancreatic">Pancreatic</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadliest">deadliest</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rising">rising</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 16-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="detect">detect</span> <span word="pancreatic">pancreatic</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="development">development</span> -- <span word="a">a</span> <span word="breakthrough">breakthrough</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="promises">promises</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="diagnosis">diagnosis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gifted">gifted</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="guest">guest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Michelle">Michelle</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="roaring">roaring</span> <span word="start">start</span>.</p><p><span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="Andraka">Andraka</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Intel">Intel</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Engineering">Engineering</span> <span word="Fair">Fair</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="held">held</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</span>, <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 16-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youngest">youngest</span>-<span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="recipient">recipient</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> $75,000 <span word="award">award</span>, <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,500 <span word="students">students</span> <span word="from">from</span> 70 <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="Jack">Jack</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifelong">lifelong</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="science">science</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> -- <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2010 <span word="Intel">Intel</span> <span word="Fair">Fair</span> -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nurtured">nurtured</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Glen">Glen</span> <span word="Burnie">Burnie</span>, <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inexpensive">inexpensive</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="detection">detection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pancreatic">pancreatic</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> 85 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="pancreatic">pancreatic</span> <span word="cancers">cancers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="diagnosed">diagnosed</span> <span word="late">late</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="survival">survival</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>, ‘<span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span>,’” <span word="Andraka">Andraka</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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