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okaram
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Cheap blood test detects pancreatic cancer before ...
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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I'd assume the chances of getting a second false positive if you already got one are much higher.