Abstract

The idea of Personalized Medicine is not new – Doctors have long recognized that different patients react differently to medical interventions because the goal of medicine has always been to treat each patient as an individual. What is new is that paradigmatic advances in science and technology hold out from hope for the creation of targeted therapeutics and tools for determining who will benefit from a medical treatment and who will have negative side effects. Personalized Medicine has made significant advancements in recent years, demonstrating the capability of science to radically advance medical practice. Despite this, the problems of understanding human health and disease remain sobering. The intricate interplay of environmental, genetic, social, and cultural factors affects not just “Who We Are…” but also “What Disease We Are Prone To..” Fundamental advancements in our comprehension of each of these characteristics, as well as how they interact, will be necessary to realize a genuinely individualized approach to patient care. Personalized Medicine is something that concerns us all. Our unique viewpoints have an impact on how we interpret this area’s evolution. This section explains the idea of Personalized Medicine as well as various modern definitions and uses of the term

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