How Functional Precision Oncology Is Revolutionizing Cancer Treatment

Precision Drives Progress: How Personalized Medicine Is Reshaping Healthcare Hiring

Personalized medicine, also known as precision medicine, aims to create a highly precise clinical picture of a patient based not solely on symptoms or test results but on that individual’s biological makeup. It tailors care and treatment based on elements such as genetics, environmental influences, and lifestyle factors.  Someone with a common cold isn’t likely to need personalized medicine, but those with rare diseases, aggressive cancers, or s…

How functional precision oncology is revolutionizing cancer treatment

Physician and clinical researcher Chris Apfel discusses his article, "Functional precision oncology: a game changer in cancer therapy." Chris explains that functional precision oncology takes a highly personalized approach by testing a patient's live tumor cells outside the body (ex-vivo) against a panel of cancer drugs to directly observe which treatments are most effective against that specific cancer. This method, he argues, can significantly…