The Physician Executive: “This study is meant to help guide us through the emotionally charged fear of breast cancer. It packs a huge punch for any woman even suspected of having the disease. On the other hand, we need to know the real (scientific= truth) value of doing a test. Perhaps the editorialist is saying that since it is an emotional matter, neither the data nor the truth matter, as long as we only detect more stuff, cancerous or not.”
False positives don’t emotionally resonate
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