Re:Blood Test That Spots Tumor-Derived DNA in Early-Stage Ca...
by lukeschlather on Friday August 18, 2017 @12:32AM
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I read Greg's claim (and it's similar to mine) as meaning that there's no test to distinguish between fatal cancers and benign cancers, and this test doesn't claim to be such a test. Even if you have a test that's 100% accurate at detecting cancer, it's only useful if it only detects cancers that are likely to be fatal, otherwise unnecessary treatment will be expensive, both in dollars and in deaths.
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