I
n recent years, the path
of medicine has progressed
both scientifically and socially; one of these recent developments is the ideology of personalised medicine. Personalised
medicine is an emerging practice of
medicine that uses an individual’s
genetic profile to guide decisions
made in regard to the prevention,
diagnosis, and treatment of disease.
Scientists believe that this new
approach to medical treatment will
cut costs on the NHS, improve overall health and ensure patients have
more urgent treatment and better
facilities with the financial benefits
from this new scheme. An article
from the New England Journal of
Medicine states that “major investments in basic science have created
an opportunity for significant progress in clinical medicine ”, reflecting
optimistic views on the future of
the personalised scheme and high
hopes for its impact in basic scientific discovery.
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