Precision medicine is not enough: Moving towards precision surveillance

(Regenstrief Institute) The interval at which an individual undergoes a repeat colonoscopy because of previous pre-cancerous polyps -- a practice known as 'surveillance' -- should be tailored to the individual and not simply be determined by the results of prior colonoscopies, according to Regenstrief Institute research scientist Thomas Imperiale, M.D. In a American Journal of Gastroenterology editorial he calls for 'precision surveillance,' a phrase he has coined to echo the personalized, targeted focus of precision medicine and application of these concepts to colon cancer screening and surveillance.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news