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Teen Inventor

  • April 9, 2013
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

In 2012, 15-year-old Jack Andraka invented a paper test strip that can help detect pancreatic cancer early. The pancreas is deep in the abdomen, so tumors may not show up until they get big. The strip checks for high levels of a protein in the blood that can mean cancer.

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