Considering it says "diagnose" I assume the facts are wrong. Even if he was selling his diagnosis for 1$, no where that I know of diagnoses people for 26000$, or anything even close to that
These facts are correct. His method can, in fact, diagnose cancer, but only pancreatic, lung, and ovarian. Even then, its only able to detect these cancers at the very early stages, and becomes useless afterwards. Though this is not as great as it sounds in the post, I have no intention of diminishing the importance of this invention and the pure awesomeness of the kid that invented it.
First he didnt "invent" anything. This the kid's parents (also scientists) guided him to the paper where this method had been previously used and the kid copied the work. As for the "corporate greed" nonsense, he hired a top tier patent lawyer to ensure that he would be claimed as the inventor so he could charge for the tests; despite the fact they were previously free.
APOLOGIES FOR THE LONG COMMENT
Basically, cells with any of these three kinds of cancer overproduce a chemical called mesothelin. This is called a biomarker, and if it is found in large quantities, can be a reliable sign that the patient has one of these three kinds of cancer. What Jack did is coat a piece if paper with human-specific antiobodes that react with the mesothelin. He also coated the paper with single walled nanotubes, a type of structure made of carbon atoms, making the paper conductive. When the mesothelin in the patient's blood comes into contact with the antibodes, they absord the chemical and swell, spreading the nanotubes apart, and therefore creating a charge. If the charge is high enough, this tells the doctor that the patient'a blood mesothelin content is too high, and is a sign of either pancreatic, ovarian, or lung cancer. Hope this helped!!
Basically, cells with any of these three kinds of cancer overproduce a chemical called mesothelin. This is called a biomarker, and if it is found in large quantities, can be a reliable sign that the patient has one of these three kinds of cancer. What Jack did is coat a piece if paper with human-specific antiobodes that react with the mesothelin. He also coated the paper with single walled nanotubes, a type of structure made of carbon atoms, making the paper conductive. When the mesothelin in the patient's blood comes into contact with the antibodes, they absord the chemical and swell, spreading the nanotubes apart, and therefore creating a charge. If the charge is high enough, this tells the doctor that the patient'a blood mesothelin content is too high, and is a sign of either pancreatic, ovarian, or lung cancer. Hope this helped!!