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Re:Trial of a blood test that detects eight common forms of ... by tptacek on Friday January 19, 2018 @11:05AM (#16187210)
How does that compare to the base rate of these cancers in the population? The false positive rate in a control group can be very low, but still overwhelming when applied to the general population.
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