How to Harmonize Precision Medicine and Personal Connected Health
The Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) and the Cancer Moonshot, two programs launched by the White House, are shifting healthcare to a more personalized approach to treatment and prevention. Through the use of genomics and big data, precision medicine can find not only a more specific diagnosis but also more sensitive treatments to specific subtypes of cancer, for instance.
Personal connected health compliments the PMI by providing tools, such as direct-to-consumer genomics, personal health monitoring apps and devices which can help individuals identify their health risk profile and inspire individuals to embrace a healthier lifestyle or targeted behaviors for disease prevention.
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