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Re:Blood test that finds 50 types of cancer is accurate enou... by specialist on Friday June 25, 2021 @09:19AM (#27630413)
> will turn up a lot of cancer through false positives

We will adjust. Examples: breast, cervical, prostate cancer.

Possible scenario: regular assessments every 2 years starting at age 18. Establishes your personal baseline. When something changes, you'll know.

It's better to know than not know.

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Re:Blood test that finds 50 types of cancer is accurate enou... by toomuchtodo on Friday June 25, 2021 @09:21AM (#27630441)
Next steps are mRNA vaccines and gene therapy for the cancers this detects. You can’t manage what you don’t measure.
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