Philosophy of science
Does personalized medicine personalize the person?
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Personalized medicine is an umbrella of molecular labels that still presupposes a particular concept of the person; judging its success means stepping outside advocate-versus-cynic talk.
Key findings
There is little effective unity under the umbrella. Privacy challenges arise. Assessment has to leave the ardent-advocate versus cynical-critic dichotomy. Personalized medicine’s impact on personalization is the real issue, not the slogan.
Methodology
The authors map aliases (molecular, pharmacogenetic, stratified, precision), list epistemic and ethical questions including whether it is a paradigm shift, and argue that promising to personalize care already assumes what a person is.
Limitations
This is conceptual, not a trial of a companion diagnostic. It does not measure how often ‘precision’ drugs work.
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