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>95% accuracy is not good enough, those 5% of cases are what most of their training is for, missing it can mean a lost human life. Isn't this very context depe
by bumby 4y ago
>95% accuracy is not good enough, those 5% of cases are what most of their training is for, missing it can mean a lost human life.
Isn't this very context dependent? E.g., a delay in lung cancer diagnosis may be a very big deal, but much less so for something like prostate cancer
- kspacewalk2 4y agoCertainly. In fact, prostate cancer is often best left undiagnosed. As the CDC says on its page for prostate cancer screening[0]: >Screening finds prostate cancer in some men who would never have had symptoms from their cancer in their lifetime. Treatment of men who would not have had symptoms or died from prostate cancer can cause them to have complications from treatment, but not benefit from treatment. This is called overdiagnosis. >Prostate cancer is diagnosed with a prostate biopsy. A biopsy is when a small piece of tissue is removed from the prostate and looked at under a microscope to see if there are cancer cells. Older men are more likely to have a complication after a prostate biopsy. [0] https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/prostate/basic_info/benefits-harms.htm https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/prostate/basic_info/benefits-harm...