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		IshKebab 16 hours ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How often do full-body MRIs find cancer? When the result is above a chosen threshold (which may depend on other factors like family history etc.).

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gjulianm 10 hours ago [–]

Unfortunately that "chosen threshold" is really hard to know, specially if you want to balance individual and population level necessities.

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