Dr Joseph Murray, a second-year medical oncology fellow, discusses an article titled "Art of Precision Medicine" published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology's Art of Oncology series. He describes a profound patient experience wherein he learned about the challenges in precision medicine, particularly when we feel it cannot be delivered. Through the lens of a(...)
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The Promise of Precision Medicine
Posted by | precision medicine, ResearchAll cancers are fundamentally disorders of acquired defects in genes. The genes serve as blueprints for all of the components of cells and tissues in the human body. In cancers, faulty blueprints lead to malfunctioning cells that grow uncontrollably, spread throughout the body and overwhelm normal organ functions to threaten life itself. Full realization of(...)
A Conversation about Cancer
Posted by | precision medicine, Prevention/Screening, Research, UncategorizedOn Nov. 3, 2015, a capacity crowd of more than 250 Johns Hopkins leaders, faculty, staff, students, donors, and other guests filled the Albert H. Owens Auditorium at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center to honor the philanthropy of Sidney Kimmel for advancing cancer discovery and care. Hundreds more watched via video streaming as Kimmel(...)