Precision Medicine for Breast Cancer: The Paths to Truly Individualized Diagnosis and Treatment

• Published in: International journal of breast cancer Vol. 2018; no. 2018; pp. 1 - 8
• Main Author: Harris, Eleanor E. R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2018; Hindawi; Hindawi Limited; Wiley
• Subjects: Biology; Body mass index; Breast cancer; Cancer therapies; Care and treatment; Clinical trials; Consortia; Development and progression; Diagnosis; Disease; Health risk assessment; Mammography; Medical research; Molecular biology; Oncology; Patients; Population; Precision medicine; Radiation (Physics); Radiation therapy; Radiology; Radiotherapy; Review; Studies; Surgery; Surveillance; Taxonomy; Tumors; United States

Precision medicine in oncology seeks to individualize each patient’s treatment regimen based on an accurate assessment of the risk of recurrence or progression of that person’s cancer. Precision will be achieved at each phase of care, from detection to diagnosis to surgery, systemic therapy, and rad...