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by drderidder 2530 days ago
TLDR but 95% correct does not necessarily equate to 5% false positives: you can also have false negatives. The bottom line is the new algorithm increases the efficacy of the prediction.
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But it said it only detects future cancer in 31% of patients, which means way more than 5% false negatives. I'm assuming that means that the 95% is only on the positives.