17-Year-Old Cancer Researcher Already Making an Impact

After a close family friend died of pancreatic cancer, 15-year-old Jack Andraka began working on a way to help future patients. Now 17, Jack is a 2014 National Geographic Emerging Explorer who studies cancer diagnostics. He has developed a promising test to detect early signs of cancer.

Read more about Jack Andraka and his work:
http://goo.gl/mhEZyb

FIELD PRODUCER: Gabriella Garcia-Pardo
PRODUCER/EDITOR: Julia Wall
COMPOSER: Matt Brandau
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Anastasia Cronin and Jennifer Shoemaker
SENIOR PRODUCER: Kristin Wilcox
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Alexandra Verville