1997年4月,我帶6歲的女兒去看她的兒科醫生凱普蘭(S. Kaplan)。因為我們要在6月全家回大陸探親,
胰腺癌真是可怕,幾年前世界男高音之王帕瓦羅蒂死於胰腺癌,
胰腺癌的可怕在於它的毫無預警的突發性,在於至今沒有特效藥物,
地球人都明白,這個道理好說,也好懂,但就是不好做!
然而就在去年五月,
傑克的爸爸是個工程師,媽媽是個麻醉師,
正是這種家庭氛圍薰陶,培養了傑克對科學的熱愛和敏銳的思維。
因為巴基管具有高強度,高導熱導電性,
這裡要簡單說一下間皮素,有人稱為間皮索,這是一種器官腔室內,
據悉,傑克現在計劃將他發明的"神奇測癌試紙"向公眾進行大規模
目前許多美國科學家都已經認同傑克的神奇發明,
Did this 15-year-old just change the course of medicine? Schoolboy invents early test for pancreatic cancer that killed Steve Jobs
Jack Andraka's new test detects pancreatic cancer earlier than any other Deadly disease, currently kills 19 out of 20 within five years, He claims his invention could raise survival rates to 'close to 100 per cent'
Jack Andraka's new test detects pancreatic cancer earlier than any other Deadly disease, currently kills 19 out of 20 within five years, He claims his invention could raise survival rates to 'close to 100 per cent'
By DAMIEN GAYLE
PUBLISHED: 10:12 GMT, 29 January 2013 | UPDATED: 18:38 GMT, 29 January 2013 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.
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