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AustinDev
75 days ago
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Cheap blood test detects pancreatic cancer before ...
Can't you just run the test again instead of doing a full follow up? 1/1000 * 1/1000 = 1/1,000,000
okaram
75 days ago
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You only get that probability if the test results are completely uncorrelated, chances are, they're not.
I'd assume the chances of getting a second false positive if you already got one are much higher.
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