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A physical examination was used to screen for breast cancer in 2,500
women with biopsy-proven adenocarcinoma of the breast and in 5,000
age- and race-matched control women. The results of the physical
examination were positive (i.e., a mass was palpated) in 1,800 cases
and in 800 control women, all of whom showed no evidence of cancer
at biopsy.
The sensitivity of the physical examination was: ______
69.0 %
72.0 %
76.0 %
84.0 %
Ans: 72%
A physical examination was used to screen for breast cancer in 2,500
women with biopsy-proven adenocarcinoma of the breast and in 5,000
age- and race-matched control women. The results of the physical
examination were positive (i.e., a mass was palpated) in 1,800 cases
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and in 800 control women, all of whom showed no evidence of cancer
at biopsy.
The specificity of the physical examination was: ______
69.0 %
72.0 %
76.0 %
84.0 %
Ans: 84.0 %
A physical examination was used to screen for breast cancer in 2,500
women with biopsy-proven adenocarcinoma of the breast and in 5,000
age- and race-matched control women. The results of the physical
examination were positive (i.e., a mass was palpated) in 1,800 cases
and in 800 control women, all of whom showed no evidence of cancer
at biopsy.
The positive predictive value of the physical examination was: ______
69.2 %
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Epidemiology Quiz 3 Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
A physical examination was used to screen for breast cancer in 2,500
women with biopsy-proven adenocarcinoma of the breast and in 5,000
age- and race-matched control women. The results of the physical
examination were positive (i.e., a mass was palpated) in 1,800 cases
and in 800 control women, all of whom showed no evidence of cancer
at biopsy.
The sensitivity of the physical examination was: ______
69.0 %
72.0 %
76.0 %
84.0 %
Ans: 72%
A physical examination was used to screen for breast cancer in 2,500
women with biopsy-proven adenocarcinoma of the breast and in 5,000
age- and race-matched control women. The results of the physical
examination were positive (i.e., a mass was palpated) in 1,800 cases
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and in 800 control women, all of whom showed no evidence of cancer
at biopsy.
The specificity of the physical examination was: ______
69.0 %
72.0 %
76.0 %
84.0 %
Ans: 84.0 %
A physical examination was used to screen for breast cancer in 2,500
women with biopsy-proven adenocarcinoma of the breast and in 5,000
age- and race-matched control women. The results of the physical
examination were positive (i.e., a mass was palpated) in 1,800 cases
and in 800 control women, all of whom showed no evidence of cancer
at biopsy.
The positive predictive value of the physical examination was: ______
69.2 %
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