Imagery courtesy of Hartwig Medical Foundation ‘Personalised treatment of patients with cancer’ video
PERSONALISED CANCER TREATMENT fact not fiction
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Imagine a world in which each person’s cancer is treated with a personalised, targeted medical treatment regimen. A world in which each cancer battle were being fought within a framework of a detailed understanding of each individual cancer. It is well documented that cancer is the leading cause of death – worldwide. In 2020 nearly 10 million people lost their lives to cancer (WHO Fact Sheet, Cancer, Feb 2022). In recent years important progress has been made to try reducing the cancer burden through awareness campaigns targeting known cancer risks, pre-cancer screening protocols and early detection and diagnosis. But whilst it is vital that the correct cancer diagnosis is established in order to plan appropriate and effective treatment the current diagnostic process is in fact limited in terms of truly testing, identifying and understand the specifics of the cancer that each person has. But Hans van Snellenberg is on a mission to change that. A deeply personal mission to fully utilise the exciting advances in science, technology and medicine to change the way we treat cancer, worldwide.
