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  1. The Prospects for Personalized Medicine.Shara Yurkiewicz - 2010 - Hastings Center Report 40 (5):14-16.
    A woman with breast cancer takes a genetic test that predicts how active the tumors are and whether the benefits of chemotherapy outweigh the risks of side effects.A newlywed couple sends saliva samples to a start-up company to test for carrier genes for over one hundred inherited diseases, many of which are incurable or lethal.A heart transplant patient takes a blood test that detects patterns in gene expression to check for signs of rejection, making an invasive biopsy unnecessary.Each of the (...)
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  • Person.Mary B. Mahowald - 1995 - Encyclopedia of Bioethics 4:1934-1940.
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  • The Prospects for Personalized Medicine.Shara Yurki Ewicz - 2012 - Hastings Center Report 40 (5):14-16.
    Personalized medicine—the customization of medical treatment to an individual's genetic profile—aims to both improve outcomes and control costs. But recent news, including scandals involving direct‐to‐consumer genetic tests and questions about targeted cancer therapies, has exposed many ethical hurdles. They are explored here by ethicists, a patient, a medical student, and a consumer advocate.
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