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Prostate cancer: 4. Screening
Table 3: Validity measures of screening tests for prostate and breast cancer |
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Prostate cancer |
Breast cancer |
Sensitivity, % |
87.2 |
90.4 |
Specificity, % |
83.3 |
83.5 |
Positive test results, % |
18.9 |
17.1 |
Prevalence of cancer, % |
3.1 |
0.8 |
Predictive value of a positive test result, % |
14.4 |
4.2 |
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