Precision Medicine: What Is It?
Personalized treatments that transform lives
Precision Medicine: What Is It?
Precision Medicine is an innovative approach that aims to personalize medical treatment for each patient. Instead of applying the same treatment to everyone, it considers individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle, which is why it is considered a “paradigm shift” from conventional medicine. This means that doctors can tailor therapies to be more effective and have fewer side effects or adverse reactions, making the patient experience more tolerable and safer. Each patient receives a specific treatment based on their genetic profile and individual conditions.
Precision Medicine also plays a role in prevention. By identifying genetic risks for certain diseases, medical specialists can design personalized preventive measures to minimize those risks and improve people’s quality of life. Diagnosis also benefits, becoming more timely, faster, and more accurate, which in turn contributes to the success of the treatment.
How Do We Apply Precision Medicine at ABC Medical Center?
At ABC Medical Center, we apply Precision Medicine by combining technological innovation with a human-centered approach to health. We use genomic testing and molecular tools to gain a deep understanding of each patient’s biological characteristics, allowing us to make more accurate decisions—from prevention and diagnosis to treatment and prognosis.
This personalized care is supported by a medical team that works collaboratively and comprehensively, taking into account not only clinical aspects but also each person’s environment, medical history, and lifestyle. In this way, every treatment is tailored to the specific needs of the individual receiving it.
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Specialties That Use Precision Medicine
While Precision Medicine is often most associated with cancer, this approach is now transforming many other medical specialties. Thanks to scientific advances—especially in genetics and molecular biology—doctors can better understand what makes each patient unique and offer personalized treatments that improve effectiveness and reduce side effects.
For example, in precision oncology, the specific genomic variants of a tumor are analyzed to choose more effective targeted therapies or immunotherapies. In cardiology, genetic predispositions to heart diseases can be identified for more accurate prevention or treatment. It’s also applied in psychiatry, where certain biomarkers help better understand disorders such as schizophrenia or depression, allowing for more tailored treatments. In rare diseases, many of which have genetic causes, Precision Medicine enables more accurate diagnoses and helps reduce the time it takes to reach the right diagnosis. Even in infectious diseases, it can guide the selection of the ideal antibiotic or help anticipate complications based on the patient’s genetics.
At ABC Medical Center, we apply this cutting-edge knowledge to provide truly personalized and human-centered care.
