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"Jack Andraka, 15, invents cancer test that is 168x faster, 26000x less expensive, and 400x more sensitive than the current standard. 3¢ and 5 minutes." Is this an actually proven method or is just being hyped by the press and ignoring some shortcomings of it?

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"Jack Andraka, 15, invents cancer test that is 168x faster, 26000x less expensive, and 400x more sensitive than the current standard. 3¢ and 5 minutes." Is this an actually proven method or is just being hyped by the press and ignoring some shortcomings of it?	1205