title: The potential application of personalized preventive research.
abstract: With increases in life expectancy, the focus has shifted to living a healthier, longer life. By concentrating on preventing diseases before occurrence, researchers aim to diminish the increasing gap in medical costs and health inequalities prevalent across many nations. Although we have entered an era of post-genomics, we are still in infancy in terms of personalized preventive research. Personalized preventive research has and will continue to improve with advancements in the use of biomarkers and risk assessment. More evidence based on well-designed epidemiologic studies is required to provide comprehensive preventive medical care based on genetic and non-genetic profile data. The realization of personalized preventive research requires building of evidence through appropriate methodology, verification of results through translational studies as well as development and application of prediction models.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul Institute of Environmental Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul.
authors.forename: Minkyo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul.
authors.forename: Hwi-Won
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea dhkang@snu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Daehee
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005260:Female; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D023281:Genomics; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D057285:Precision Medicine; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012106:Research; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: environmental medicine; epidemiology; personalized medicine; preventive medicine