> What are the numbers though? I couldn't say, but I wage the medical science community / industry is cognizant of the phenomena and, not being an expert in th

> What are the numbers though? I couldn't say, but I wage the medical science community / industry is cognizant of the phenomena and, not being an expert in the field myself, I trust them to handle the matter reasonably. In the specific case of breast cancer, I've heard that the cost of false positives is high enough to be a major consideration in recommended breast cancer screening schedules.