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PRECISION MEDICINE
DEFINITION
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Although the term "precision medicine" is
relatively new, the concept has been a part of
healthcare for many years.
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According to the Precision Medicine Initiative
(NIH), precision medicine is "an emerging
approach for disease treatment and prevention
that takes into account individual variability in
genes, environment, and lifestyle for each
person.”
“The right drug for the righ patient at the
right time”