Re:Toshiba device tests cancer types from a drop of blood
by maneesh on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @03:48AM
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Does this mean that out of the 5000 false positives, 10 people will actually GET cancer by doing a follow-up CT exam?
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Re:Toshiba device tests cancer types from a drop of blood
by pmiller2 on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @06:28AM
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We don't really know. Data that show X dose of radiation increases the probability of developing cancer by Y% is based on studies on survivors of atomic blasts. The number of people exposed to an amount of radiation equivalent to a handful of CT scans is pretty small relative to the effect size that's claimed, so there is reason to be skeptical.
See https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-much-ct-scans... for a jumping off point into this type of research.