Dr. David Fajgenbaum
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Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine
So you're telling me there's a 5% chance that this test is going to give us something that's going to keep him alive longer than two months?
Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine
So you're saying there's a chance.
Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine
And so I don't blame them because when you're a doctor and you do this 100 times and it works 100 times, that is frustrating.
Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine
But when you're a patient and it helps you that one in 100 times, it's everything.
Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine
And so I got another doctor to order the test.
Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine
So we get the test results back.
Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine
Well, first I should say, I had him order two tests.
Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine
The first of the tests, it came back with nothing informative.
Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine
And that was actually the expensive test.
Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine
That was a test that cost $2,000.