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Health, 03.08.2021 19:00 kaileyy06

Of women ages 40 and over, 10 out of 1000 have breast cancer. A mammography has 80% sensitivity (true positive rate) and a 90% specificity (true negative rate). Two women walk into a clinic for a routine screening (mammography) and both women test positive for breast cancer. What is the probability that at least one of the women has breast cancer?

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