We all have unique faces, fingerprints, voices, and signatures, so why don't we all have unique reactions to the medications and treatments we receive?
Personalized precision medicine is the use of an individual's health profile, including their genetic makeup, in conjunction with environmental and lifestyle factors to guide the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of disease. In the UK, a record 3.7 million workers are predicted to be living with serious illness by 2040, due to factors such as age, obesity and addiction, and concepts like this has been highlighted as a key element in the transition to an effective approach. To healthcare.
Cancer is one disease where precision medicine promises to make a huge difference, and doctors are already treating several types of cancer, including chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), lung cancer, colorectal cancer, and breast cancer. Precision medicine is used to treat cancer. In the past, all people with the same type of cancer received the same treatment. However, a one-size-fits-all approach is not always the most effective. Every person's cancer has a unique genetic makeup, and there is an increasing focus on developing treatments that target these differences and creating personalized treatment pathways.
Precision medicine for cancer treatment is an area that researchers are still working on, but exciting developments such as the Stratified Medicine Pediatrics 2 (SMPaeds2) research program (starting November 2023) are poised to advance precision medicine for children. £5.5m will be invested in the project. and young people with recurrent cancer – one step closer to the future of customized treatment.
Experts say precision medicine not only allows for better treatment outcomes, but also helps reduce health care costs by guiding doctors to choose the most likely treatments and helping prevent future illnesses. I think it will also be helpful. This means patients may avoid certain treatments, along with unnecessary side effects (and the costs that can come with them). As the NHS continues to struggle with alarming levels of debt, driving greater efficiency and cost reduction in care is more important than ever to its future stability.
Although there is still a way to go to realize the full potential of personalized and precision medicine within the UK healthcare system and around the world, exciting advances in diagnostic technology are already moving in this direction, with precision and precision Improved treatment results in better treatment results.
The perspective further explores:
The changing landscape of precision medicine Why precision procedures are already having a major impact on healthcare Why high image quality remains a fundamental necessity on the path to the future of precision medicine The benefits of early detection for patients
