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Unit 10: Entrepreneurs and Innovators Lesson B

Listening: A Conversation about Jack Andraka　Track 3.25 B.C. Page 197

Olivia: This is nice, Brooke. We hardly ever have time to meet for coffee anymore.

Brooke: I know, and we always have a lot to talk about.

Olivia: We do! How is your family doing?

Brooke: Oh, most of us are fine. Thanks for asking, Olivia.

Olivia: What do you mean most of you?

Brooke: Yeah, well, we got some bad news about one of my cousins. He has cancer—lymphoma, I
think it is. Fortunately, they found it pretty early, and he’s getting treatment.

Olivia: Well, that’s good, but I’m really sorry to hear that.

Brooke: Thanks. I appreciate it. How about you and your family?

Olivia: Everybody’s fine. My brother Mike changed jobs and is now working at a start-up
company that one of his college friends founded a couple of years ago. Other than that, no
big family news. I’m really busy at work these days, but I did have enough time on my
lunch break yesterday to read a really interesting article.

Brooke: Oh, yeah? What was it about?

Olivia: Coincidentally, it was kind of about cancer. Well, it was really about a young man who
developed an innovative test for cancer. And he’s one of those people who makes you feel
like you haven’t achieved much in life!

Brooke: Why do you say that?

Olivia: Well, he’s so young! And he was only in high school when he started to work on this test.
It’s a test for a few different types of cancer.

Brooke: What’s his name?

Olivia: Jack Andraka. He had a really good family friend who died of pancreatic cancer, and ever
since then, it’s been Andraka’s mission to find a better, cheaper medical test for it.

Brooke: Wait, I’ve heard of this guy! I saw a video of a presentation he gave. You know, it’s the
same with any type of cancer. Evidently, if doctors can detect it early, there’s a higher
probability that you can be treated and survive.
Olivia: Right. Well, Jack has gotten a lot of recognition—all kinds of attention and awards for
developing the test. The test he developed is cheap. It’s just a special piece of paper that
costs around 3 cents, and it only takes 5 minutes.

Brooke: That sounds great.

Olivia: Yeah, especially compared with the existing test. That one is really expensive, and not very
accurate. The worst thing about that test, though, is that it doesn’t detect the cancer early
enough.

Brooke: And that’s so important. So, when will the new test be available?

Olivia: As soon as they can make it available, I guess, but it will definitely take some time.
Anything new like this—especially anything new in medicine—takes a considerable
amount of testing. They have to make sure it works and everything.

Brooke: That’s true. It sounds like the test has a lot of potential to save lives, at least eventually.

Olivia: Yeah, it does. And can you believe he got the idea when he was just a teenager?

Brooke: That’s amazing.

Olivia: I know, right? I also get the feeling he’s not going to try to get rich from the invention. I
don’t know for sure, but I think he wants the test to remain inexpensive. That way
everyone will be able to afford it, no matter what their income level is. He’s a remarkable
young man!

Brooke: I know. It’s impressive. It sounds like his new test will really help people and save　lives.
He was funny, too, when I saw that video of him giving his talk.

Olivia: I’ll look online for that. I’d be interested in watching it and hearing him speak.
I can also send you the link to that article if you want.

Brooke: Sure. That would be great. Thanks.

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