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And one out of seven is a true positive, whereas overall 1 in 123 people developed cancer. So a positive result on this test still means you are 17.5x more like
by cactus2093 6y ago
And one out of seven is a true positive, whereas overall 1 in 123 people developed cancer. So a positive result on this test still means you are 17.5x more likely to develop cancer than the average person in this group if they were never tested.
It's weird to pretend like this is not significant new information, which has the potential save lives. Whether or not we have an acceptably safe way today to act on this early information is a separate question, this is one more tool that can be used in improving treatments.