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Google Science Fair, Who I'm Voting For

Right now Google is holding a Science Fair where people find innovative ways to help the world. As I watched each contestant's videos, the one that really stood out for me and I think will really help is "An Early Diagnosis System for Melanoma". The person who made this was 17 year old, Elizabeth Zhao. What her idea was, is to find a way for people to see if they had a tumor or something in them and if they did, if it could lead to something cancerous, and a way to find out was by a computer program.
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Melanoma is usually the cause of people getting skin cancer, which is the most common form of cancer that people in the U.S. get. If people find out they have this earlier on, it's 100% curable. What she wanted to provide the world, was a fast and easy way to find out if you have melanoma. All you would have to do, is go online and upload your picture on the program. Later on, you'll get feedback that says if it's cancerous, and things to stay away from. I think it's a great idea that will help millions of people around the world that are suffering from melanoma. It's definitely a good way to promote people to check on things that can cause dangerous diseases like cancer.
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