Cance r ca r e is changing faste r than eve r befo r e. A r ound the wo r ld, r esea r che r s and docto r s a r e developing t r eatments that a r e not only mo r e effective, but also mo r e p r ecise and, in many cases, gentle r on the body. While eve r y patient’s jou r ney is unique, unde r standing these advances can help patients and ca r egive r s feel mo r e info r med and hopeful. P r ecision Medicine: T r eating the Cance r , Not Just the O r gan In the past, cance r s we r e mainly t r eated based on whe r e they sta r ted – such as lung cance r o r b r east cance r . Today, docto r s inc r easingly look at the genetic makeup of the tumou r itself. 1 P r ecision medicine uses genetic testing to identify specific changes (mutations) in cance r cells. T r eatments can then be chosen to ta r get these changes di r ectly. T his mean...