tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post4337725004437354477..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: It IS more precise, argues ShaywitzPaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-26573978734078349902015-02-05T08:07:43.011-05:002015-02-05T08:07:43.011-05:00I like David Shaywitz's writing on Forbes.com,...I like David Shaywitz's writing on Forbes.com, where we both post, and respect his work as an entrepreneur. However, for the scientific reasons he cites, clinical genomics is only modestly useful today precisely because we don't have very many precise diagnostic solutions and even fewer therapeutic ones.<br /><br />In the white paper I wrote that I link to in my industry. The three competing breast cancer article, I cite many other examples of hype by the recurrence tests is not an anomaly. <br /><br />Dr. Khoury's work at CDC carefully treads the line. Others are enthusiasts. That's fine -- we need enthusiasts to make progress, and I wish Shaywitz nothing but success. At the same time, Americans with cancer and other diseases need realistic information about what genomic therapy can do for them today and in the near future.<br /><br />Can you imagine Steve Jobs publicly admitting the failings of Apple computers? Me, neither. But that doesn't mean all the Apple products were always wonderful. The same applies to the current products of the talented folks bring you not "personalized" or "precision" medicine, but clinical genomics.Initial Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118768451371607255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-70824197892405009092015-02-05T05:55:03.430-05:002015-02-05T05:55:03.430-05:00Reminds me of Nixon's War on Cancer. Before we...Reminds me of Nixon's War on Cancer. Before we understood much of what causes cancer.nonlocal MDnoreply@blogger.com