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Erschienen in: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 2/2021

03.01.2021 | Scientific Contribution

The personalized medicine discourse: archaeology and genealogy

verfasst von: Alfredo Cesario, Franziska Michaela Lohmeyer, Marika D’Oria, Andrea Manto, Giovanni Scambia

Erschienen in: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy | Ausgabe 2/2021

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Abstract

Personalized Medicine (PM) is an evolving and often missinterpreted concept and no agreement of personalization exist. We examined the PM discourse towards foucauldian archeological and genealogical analysis to understand the meaning of “personalization” in medicine. In the archaeological analysis, the historical evolution is characterized by the coexistence of two epistemologies: the holistic vision and the omic sciences. The genealogical analysis shows how these epistemologies may affect the meaning of “person” and, consequently, the ontology of patients. Additionally, substitutions/confusions of the term PM are related to continuously evolving medical knowledge and new technologies; different etymological roots of “personalization” and “person”; and cultural differences. In conclusion, if the definition of “personalization” in medicine is not clear, patients might get wrong expectations about what is achievable for their health. Therefore, epistemological trends should not be separated as they drive same goals: providing accurate diagnosis and treatments based on large data to predict disease progression.
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Metadaten
Titel
The personalized medicine discourse: archaeology and genealogy
verfasst von
Alfredo Cesario
Franziska Michaela Lohmeyer
Marika D’Oria
Andrea Manto
Giovanni Scambia
Publikationsdatum
03.01.2021
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy / Ausgabe 2/2021
Print ISSN: 1386-7423
Elektronische ISSN: 1572-8633
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-020-09997-6

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