Conduct a randomized trial

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A prominent oncologist decides to conduct a randomized trial, in which his patients are randomized to either the current therapy or a new treatment. If the mortality rate on the current therapy is 8% and the mortality rate for patients on the new treatment is 4%, how many patients would he need to treat to prevent one death?

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