Question: Given the following information, what is the probability that a woman has breast cancer if she has a positive mammogram result? One percent of women

  1. Given the following information, what is the probability that a woman has breast cancer if she has a positive mammogram result?
    • One percent of women over 50 has breast cancer
    • Ninety percent of women who have breast cancer test positive on mammogram
    • Eight percent of women will have false positives.

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