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Advancements in cancer treatment have the prospect of greatly changing society in various aspects One of the newest forms of medicine under investigation is the idea of personalized medicine which tailors treatment to the individual patient based on their specific genotype and DNA Also recognized as precision or genomic medicine personalization centers on evaluation of disease risk grounded on an individual's predisposition as it enables treatments to be carried out that may offer superior results to patients with different needs by using the patient's own genetic information An essential tool in personalized medicine is bioinformatics which uses analysis and aids in diagnosing disease and correlating genetics This new wave of medicine has great implications for engineering solutions globally economically environmentally and societally Traditional methods which rely on standardized procedures aimed at entire populations work almost on a trial and error basis Personalized medicine works not by necessarily developing a treatment uniquely for each individual but rather by identifying approaches which will be most effective for the patient established on their specific genetic environmental and lifestyle factors
