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Re:Half of women will get a false positive 3D mammogram, stu... by dragonwriter on Friday March 25, 2022 @05:21PM (#30807164)
> Seems to me the thesis that "mammogram positive" implies "possible cancer" is the faulty one.

It's not, though.

Possible ≠ certain or even likely.

Screening tests are used to determine whether there are indications for more invasive but more conclusive diagnostic tests.

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Re:Half of women will get a false positive 3D mammogram, stu... by Dylan16807 on Friday March 25, 2022 @11:40PM (#30809066)
> Possible ≠ certain or even likely.

Yeah but "possible cancer", taken literally like that, is everyone.

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