Imagine a cancer treatment plan tailored specifically to you- your genes, your lifestyle, and your unique cancer diagnosis. That’s precision medicine.

Precision medicine is a personalized approach to healthcare that tailors treatment to an individual’s unique genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors. Dr. Jennifer Havens specializes in precision integrative cancer care for adult and pediatric patients with advanced- stage disease or limited treatment options. In cancer care, precision medicine involves identifying the specific genetic mutations or changes driving a patient’s cancer growth. Dr. Havens utilizes both conventional and specialty lab testing to select targeted therapies that directly address genetic mutations, often leading to more effective treatment outcomes and fewer side effects.

By abandoning the one-size-fits-all approach, precision medicine unlocks:

• Increased Patient Survival Rates: Targeted therapies, such as immunotherapy and pharmacogenomics, have shown significant improvements in patient survival rates.
• Improved Treatment Outcomes: Precision medicine helps identify specific molecular drivers of cancer, leading to more effective treatments.
• Reduced Side Effects: Precision medicine enables doctors to select treatments with minimal toxicity, improving patients’ quality of life.
• Enhanced Cancer Prevention and Early Detection: Precision medicine aids in identifying high-risk individuals and detecting cancer at earlier stages, when it’s more treatable.

At the forefront of cancer care, precision integrative cancer care combines the best of both natural AND conventional medicine to create a holistic approach to treatment. Dr. Havens works alongside your oncology team. The care you receive here at Lakeside by no means replaces conventional care.

Resources:

“Precision cancer medicine: the future is now, only better” (Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2014)

Precision Medicine: Accelerating the Science to Revolutionize Cancer Care” (Clin J Oncol Nurs, 2017)

The Role of Next-Generation Sequencing in Precision Medicine: A Review of Outcomes in Oncology” (J Pers Med, 2018)

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