Personalized medicine, using genetic profiles and disease-specific treatment, often overlooks patient-specific factors such as age, gender, lifestyle and personal experiences. Critics argue this approach also incites drug resistance due to the precision and intensity of treatment. Following inflated expectations, backlash against personalized medicine has grown, with some suggesting that comprehensive treatments targeting multiple abnormalities would be more beneficial and better reflect the concept of ‘personalized’ care.
Bariatric surgery may protect against development of breast cancer in women with obesity
A study in JAMA Surgery shows that bariatric surgery could lower the incidence of breast cancer in obese women, particularly among those with high insulin
