Author: Gloria Gronowicz Full Title: Personalized Medicine: Promises And Pitfalls Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (April 19, 2016) Year: 2016 ISBN-13: 9781498714914 (978-1-4987-1491-4) ISBN-10: 1498714919 Pages: 212 Language: English Genre: Alternative Medicine File type: PDF (True) Quality: 10/10 Price: £44.99 Personalized Medicine: Promises and Pitfalls broadly explores the tailoring of medical treatment to a patient’s characteristics, needs, and preferences during all stages of care, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. The book’s goal is to explain the science behind personalized medicine, what impact it may have on specific diseases, and some of the repercussions of a personalized medical approach on our medical institutions. Novel personalized therapeutic treatments and their scientific basis are discussed by covering topics as diverse as genomics, proteomics, epigenetics, integrative medicine, stem cells, and the factors that influence personal health. A personalized medical system also requires patient involvement in developing a healthy lifestyle, and so this book touches on topics such as the individual’s family history, present and past lifestyle, nutrition, exercise levels, and stress factors. By explaining these broad topics in personalized medicine and the science behind them, we discover how personalized medicine can have a positive impact on an individual’s health. Features: ✓ Explores the tailoring of medical treatment to the individual characteristics, needs, and preferences of a patient during all stages of care ✓ Explains the scientific basis behind personalized medicine as well as its challenges ✓ Covers topics as diverse as genomics, proteomics, epigenetics, integrative medicine, stem cells, and the factors that influence personal health ✓ Includes integrative approaches to care in personalized medicine ------------- Our members see more. Join us!