Precision Medicine Is Changing Cancer Care Forever

As much as precision medicine impacts cancer diagnosis and treatment today, it will be even more prominent in the future.

During the past 25 years as a medical oncologist, I have had the privilege of witnessing many exciting advancements in the battle against cancer. One of the most promising has been the emergence of precision medicine, an approach to patient care that enables physicians to select the most-effective treatments based on the genetic makeup of a patient and the patient’s underlying disease.