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Is that actually good though? It feels to me that there’s a big difference between explaining the implications of a positive result to someone who understands b
by dan-robertson 5y ago
Is that actually good though? It feels to me that there’s a big difference between explaining the implications of a positive result to someone who understands bayes theorem and someone who doesn’t.
Another aspect of cancer screening is that detecting cancer earlier can improve key statistics like 5 year survival without affecting the actual disease in any way. Which can make screening sound more effective than it is.