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Episode 67. Peter Attia, MD: Detect Cancer EARLY... Before it Spreads (Prostate, Breast, Colon, Lung Screening)

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The Problem With Setting Sensitivity and Specificity on a Metal Detector

In a liquid biopsy, it's 100% at the discretion of the scientists as they tune the algorithm. So for example, an MRI, because of the resolution that it can produce, is generally geared towards higher sensitivity. It's going to over call things, especially in glandular tissue, like the thyroid gland and the pancreas.

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