What does precision medicine mean?

Precision medicine is a medical model for prevention, diagnosis, treatment and health management based on individual molecular characteristic information. That is, on the basis of personalized medical care, through big data analysis, bioinformatics and other technical means, we can find the molecular mechanism of the formation and development of individual diseases, and make corresponding diagnosis and treatment plans for patients according to these characteristics. The purpose of precision medicine is to improve medical accuracy and therapeutic effect, and promote the health of patients.

The application value of precision medicine lies in that it can help the medical industry realize the transformation from "treatment" to "prevention", "early diagnosis" and "precision treatment". Compared with the traditional medical model, precision medicine can find patients' health problems earlier, accurately predict individual disease risks, and formulate effective prevention strategies, personalized treatment programs and customized health management programs. This is not only beneficial to patients' rehabilitation and health maintenance, but also can reduce the waste of medical resources and improve the efficiency and quality of medical services.

With the continuous innovation of science and technology, precision medicine will occupy an increasingly important position in the future medical care. In the future, precision medicine will rely more on the high integration of data, technology and clinic, and more disease diagnosis and treatment scheme optimization based on big data will be widely used. In addition, with the completion of the human genome project and the continuous progress of gene editing technology, precision medicine will further promote individualized treatment and prevention and open a new era of medical care.