@GidMK Hey Gid - this seems riddled with issues. Thoughts?https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/mar/31/new-blood-test-can-detect-50-types-of-cancer?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other …
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Replying to @SezClom
Well based on the article sensitivity is only 44% and specificity around 99%. With a population prevalence of 1/1000 you'd expect 1 true positive for every 20 or so false positives which isn't great imo
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Replying to @SezClom
I'll read the article in more detail later, but my guess is that it's also not that great, most of these things don't pan out
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Replying to @GidMK
Funnily enough, my wife told me about it and when I said “mmmmm” with clear scepticism she said: “But it’s in the Guardian” and I said “yeah, these things rarely work out
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