Compare the positive and negative likelihood ratios for the test and discuss the implications of a positive and negative test result for breast cancer in this setting?

Compare the positive and negative likelihood ratios for the test and discuss the implications of a positive and negative test result for breast cancer in this setting?

 

Government in a developing country wish to screen women for breast cancer using film mammography where the underlying prevalence of breast cancer is 1% in the population. Compare the positive and negative likelihood ratios for the test and discuss the implications of a positive and negative test result for breast cancer in this setting? (3 marks)