By Donna Ward


It is undeniable that each human being is unique. This principle has formed the foundation as medical experts seek to develop personalized health care plans. After all, diseases are prevalent in geographical regions, races, demography, gender, etc. With this in mind, it is reasonable to conclude that treatment and cure for diseases are elusive because of a generalized approach with little regard for the individual elements.

There has emerged confusion as people interchange personalized medicine and healthcare. Customized medicine has been in use for a while through attention to genetics and genomics. One of the successes in this approach is in therapeutic treatment of breast cancer. This is the foundation that scientists and doctors are riding on to advance overall healthcare.

Beyond genomics and genetics, experts have incorporated other biological factors that are known to make patients more susceptible to illnesses. An example is lipo-proteins that have successfully been used in management of stroke and heart diseases. The current endeavor is to go beyond the traditional elements like menopause, age, gender, blood pressure, cholesterol level, etc in predicting exposure to diseases.

Is this customized healthcare beneficial? It is evident that it costs less to treat a patient if illness indicators are known. With full and more specific knowledge of causes of diseases, the treatment options proposed and medication administered will be targeting a specific condition. This reduces the period of time a person is grounded and thus enables him or her to return to productive life sooner. Treatment will no longer be on the bases of trial and error.

The quality of treatment improves which is good for the health of people and the nation. No patient will be subjected to wrong or trial medication. With precision on treatment, chances of drug resistance will reduce. A person receives more accurate treatment and thus is grounded for a shorter period of time. This also reduces the harmful side effects that make treatment dreadful.

Customized healthcare involves the views of the patient to a greater extent than traditional approach. This has proven to be beneficial especially on drug adherence. It raises the percentage of people who stick to prescribed drugs beyond the traditional sixty percent. Involvement also raises the level of trust in the health sector and medication provided.

Healthcare insurers are covering personalized programs. The government is also facilitating its roll out through regulation and favorable research rules. The positive institutional and public acceptance has led to a revolution in the healthcare sector. Personal health status will improve as more research is carried out on this format of healthcare delivery.

Since not all professionals and facilities are accredited or have the capability, it is advisable to work with those who will provide the quality and caliber of services you are looking for. Further, it is not possible to apply this approach on all cases. As such, it should not be a disappointment but a step of hope in the anticipation that the future will be brighter. Those who benefit from the approach are bound to have a dramatic improvement in their lives.




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