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Can precision medicine be personal; Can personalized medicine be precise? (Paperback)
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Can precision medicine be personal; Can personalized medicine be precise? (Paperback)
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People have always sought medical care that is tailored to every
individual patient. Alongside with the historical development of
institutions of care, the vision of personal and 'holistic' care
persisted. Patient-centred medicine, interpersonal communication
and shared decision making have become central to medical practice
and services. This evolving vision of 'personalized medicine' is in
the forefront of medicine, creating debates among ethicists,
philosophers and sociologists of medicine about the nature of
disease and the definition of wellness, the impact on the daily
life of patients, as well as its implications on low-income
countries. Is increased 'precision' also an improvement on the
personal aspects of care or erosion of privacy? Do 'precise' and
'personalized' approach marginalize public health, and can this
care be personalized without attention to culture, economy and
society? The book provides a multidisciplinary and
interdisciplinary discussion of the ethos and ethics of
precision/personal medicine, involving scientists who have shaped
the field, in dialogue with ethicists, social scientists and
philosophers of science. The contributing scholars come from all
over the world and from different cultural backgrounds providing
reflective perspectives of history of ideas, critical theory and
technology assessment, together with the actual work done by
pioneers in the field. It explores issues such as global justice,
gender, public health, pharmaceutical industry, international law
and religion, and explores themes discussed in relation to
personalized medicine such as new-born screening and disorders of
consciousness. This book will be of interest to academicians in
bioethics, history of medicine, social sciences of medicine as well
as general educated readers.
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