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Re:Cheap blood test detects pancreatic cancer before it spreads by AustinDev on Thursday February 13, 2025 @01:46PM (#43039627)
Can't you just run the test again instead of doing a full follow up? 1/1000 * 1/1000 = 1/1,000,000
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Re:Cheap blood test detects pancreatic cancer before it spreads by okaram on Thursday February 13, 2025 @02:04PM (#43039854)
You only get that probability if the test results are completely uncorrelated, chances are, they're not.

I'd assume the chances of getting a second false positive if you already got one are much higher.

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