Precision or Personalized Medicine

by American Cancer Society

This resource provides an overview of precision medicine and gene changes (variant mutation). It discusses how precision medicine is being used in cancer care to help identify people with high risk, to find certain cancers early, and to help choose best treatment option or to see how well a treatment is working. It lists the types of cancer where precision medicine is used, and goes on to explain the limitations to precision medicine, as well as the costs. A list of questions to ask your doctor about precision medicine, for those who have cancer and those who are concerned about their cancer risk, is also provided.