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Dame Deborah James, who died aged 40 of bowel cancer, spent the last 5 years of her life raising awareness about her type of cancer, but also fighting to make personalised medicine more widely available for cancer patients.

Personalized medicine is therapy customized for an individual and has become more readily available as the cost of gene sequencing has been significantly reduced. An example is when treatment is targeted to a specific type of cancer cells.

HealthPad had partnered with a consortium of leading cancer specialists to explain what personalised medicine means and what it can do for cancer patients.

The HealthPad Team would like to join the many people who have admired Dame Deborah for her courage and determination.

Thank you and farewell, BowelBabe.

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What does personalised medicine mean?

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Why is personalised medicine important?

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In what types of therapies is personalised medicine already being used?

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What sets personalised medicine apart from other therapies?

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How does personalised medicine affect the doctor-patient relationship?

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Why is enhanced collaboration between professional bodies important for personalised medicine?

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How is personalised medicine implemented?

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How does a doctor know that a personalised therapy is suitable for a patient?

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