The Decision Tree: Taking Control of Your Health in the New Era of Personalized Medicine

Goetz, Thomas

ISBN 10: 1605297291 / ISBN 13: 9781605297293

Published by Rodale Pr, 2010

About this Item

2010 Rodale Press Hardback 1st edition 1st impression. Near fine clean tight binding in near fine dustjacket.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1677163397286

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Decision Tree: Taking Control of Your Health in the New Era of Personalized Medicine
• Publisher: Rodale Pr
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1605297291
• ISBN 13: 9781605297293
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Academic

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Synopsis

In The Decision Tree, Thomas Goetz proposes a new strategy for thinking about health, one that applies cutting-edge technology and sound science to put us at the center of the equation. An individual’s Decision Tree begins with genomics, where $400 and a test tube of spit provides a peek at how your DNA influences your health. It taps self-monitoring and collaborative health tools, where iPhone applications and next-generation monitoring gadgets can help individuals successfully change their behavior, once and for all. And it turns to new screening techniques that detect diseases like cancer and diabetes far earlier and with far better prospects for our health. Full of thoughtful, groundbreaking reporting on the impact personalized medicine will have on the average patient, The Decision Tree will show you how to take advantage of this new frontier in health care.

About the Author

THOMAS GOETZ is the executive editor of WIRED magazine, where he has written several cover stories, and a frequent contributor to the New York Times Magazine. He holds a masters in public health.