Precision Medicine & Health Applications

The growing applications of precision medicine

Working towards treatments and approaches to care that are more targeted, more successful, and more cost-effective

Applying Precision Health Initiatives

Applications of precision medicine can help save lives, proactively inform people about genetic risk, reduce health care costs, and improve quality of life. Awareness of future risk could be fundamental for wellness given that genomics plays a role in 9 of the 10 leading causes of death.1

As we learn how certain exposures (environmental, behavioral, etc.) and socio-economic inequities are exacerbating genomic pre-conditions, we can take action to modify the potential impact. A cohesive strategy combining precision medicine with public health and wellness initiatives can help to reduce disease burden and provide better healthcare outcomes.

Assess Hereditary Cancer Risk

Identifying mutations that predispose individuals to cancer can support prevention to reduce the likelihood of developing cancer. Hereditary mutations play an important role in cancer risk and susceptibility.

  • Nearly 1.5% of the population6 and 20% of patients with advanced cancer7 carry a pathogenic variant
  • Population screening has the potential to reduce variant attributable cancer deaths by 31%8
  • Risk-stratified breast cancer screening could have 71% fewer overdiagnoses and 10% fewer deaths while saving costs9
Learn More About Cancer Risk
Predicting Cancer Predisposition

City of Hope scientists use NGS to understand the polygenicity of cancer, predict hereditary cancer risk, and tailor precision prevention.

Contact us to get help implementing precision health applications in your institution.
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