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It does mention this, but doesn't use those exact two words: Crucially, 99.4 per cent cases identified as cancer were correctly spotted - meaning just 0.6 per

• kurthr 7y ago
  By the birthday paradox, that means 11% of healthy people will be misdiagnosed for one form of cancer on the 20 test panel. That's going to require some in person discussion and review... maybe they can handle that with the NHS, but I think the US patient would end up spending an extra $1000+ due to required human contact, beyond any test cost.
  • burke 7y ago
    It seems quite obvious to me that the 0.6% is already accounting for there being multiple tests, and even if not, confounding factors are likely not completely independent per test.
  • sandworm101 7y ago
    It isnt 20 tests. It is one test regime that detects the presence of 20 diseases. It doesnt diagnose any one disease, just red-flags patients for more accurate testing.
  • dannykwells 7y ago
    The 99.4% specificity is presence of cancer, not by organ. Nice try though.