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Mammograms can produce false positives or false negatives when screening for breast cancer. A false positive means a woman is told she has breast cancer when she does not, while a false negative means breast cancer is missed. Using statistical information about mammogram accuracy rates and the prevalence of breast cancer, we can calculate that of women who test positive, around 9% actually have cancer, while around 0.1% of women who test negative may still have cancer. Therefore, mammograms are good for ear

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