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Screening iconoclasm series: Could you be more specific about what you mean by specificity?

March 15, 2019 Peter Sasieni 0

In this post, Peter Sasieni argues that it is time to be more specific about our definitions of specificity and false positive tests. How will […]

Screening iconoclasm series: Are you putting too much value on positive predictive value?

February 21, 2019 Peter Sasieni 0

If you read the previous blog from the screening iconoclast and know a little about screening, you might be thinking that the thing to do […]

What is cancer screening?

January 18, 2019 Shama Sheikh 4

Cancer screening is never straight forward and can be confusing. We discuss some of the key concepts in cancer screening. You’ll find that we refer […]

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