The false positive paradox is often used when answering the question, "why not test everyone for everything?" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_positive_parad

The false positive paradox is often used when answering the question, "why not test everyone for everything?" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_positive_paradox http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_positive_paradox (I get the statistics, but personally I would still happily sign up to be tested for everything possible.)