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No_Management9536 t1_ixoseox wrote
Reply to How do oncolytic viruses recognize cancer cells from regular cells? And how useful are they really? by FilterNotWorking
Some of them as injected inside or nearby the tumor, that by itself makes things easier. Other thing is that some of these viruses are genetically modified in such a way that they need a certain apparatus to multiply that only tumor cells have, such as a higher metabolism and a higher multiplication rate - and therefore different amount of organeles and different signaling pathways
No_Management9536 t1_ixov9ni wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Why doesn’t regular screening improve outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients? by raeflows
It is not a question of the test being or not Good enough, it depends on the population. Even 99% S/S tests when applied to a population with very low risk of being sick will result in false conclusions. That’s why we must consider the “pre-test probability”, which is basically the presumed prevalence. If you take a pregnancy test and use it in young females sexually active with their periods delayed, and then use the same test in nuns with regular periods, the accuracy will be very different.