my girlfriend's mom was just diagnosed with this this week. She has basically zero chance. She probably has just months. It's so invasive and so silent. Early detection would make such a difference.

oh my god, wow

a former employer of mine lost his father to pancreatic cancer and started a foundation afterwards, they're probably over the moon about this

Prof. Maitra is very enthusiastic about Andraka's future. He told the Baltimore Sun "You're going to read about him a lot in the years to come...

What I tell my lab is, 'Think of Thomas Edison and the light bulb.' This kid is the Edison of our times. There are going to be a lot of light bulbs coming from him."

that's really incredible. what an amazing person, and only 15!

right, that's the best part. He probably has a few more great ideas in there