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Can Precision Medicine Be Personal; Can Personalized Medicine Be Precise?

Can Precision Medicine Be Personal; Can Personalized Medicine Be Precise?

Author: Y. Michael Barilan; Margherita Brusa; Aaron Ciechanover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198863465
Published In: February 2022
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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People have always sought medical care that is tailored to every individual patient. Alongside with the historical development of institutions of care, the vision of personal and 'holistic' care persisted. Patient-centred medicine, interpersonal communication and shared decision making have become central to medical practice and services.

This evolving vision of 'personalized medicine' is in the forefront of medicine, creating debates among ethicists, philosophers and sociologists of medicine about the nature of disease and the definition of wellness, the impact on the daily life of patients, as well as its implications on low-income countries. Is increased 'precision' also an improvement on the personal aspects of care or erosion of privacy? Do 'precise' and 'personalized' approach marginalize public health, and can this care be personalized without attention to culture, economy and society?

The book provides a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary discussion of the ethos and ethics of precision/personal medicine, involving scientists who have shaped the field, in dialogue with ethicists, social scientists and philosophers of science. The contributing scholars come from all over the world and from different cultural backgrounds providing reflective perspectives of history of ideas, critical theory and technology assessment, together with the actual work done by pioneers in the field. It explores issues such as global justice, gender, public health, pharmaceutical industry, international law and religion, and explores themes discussed in relation to personalized medicine such as new-born screening and disorders of consciousness.

This book will be of interest to academicians in bioethics, history of medicine, social sciences of medicine as well as general educated readers.

1. Precision and Persons in Medicine: An Introduction

Yechiel Michael Barilan and Margherita Brusa

2. The historical background of Personalized Medicine

Diego Gracia Guillen

3. What 21st Century Medicine Should Be-History, Vision, Implementation and Opportunities

Leroy Hood, Nathan D. Price, and Simon J. Evans

4. The Problematic Side of Precision Medicine: A Short Voyage through Some Questions

Giovanni Boniolo

5. The precision paradox - How personalized medicine increases uncertainty

Henrik Vogt

6. Genomics and Precision Medicine: Through a Different Prism

Farhat Moazam