Public Awareness of Personalized Medicine Not Growing in Step With Industry, Survey Shows

May 23, 2018

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Despite the rapid expansion of the genetic testing industry, more consumers ordering genetic testing online, and the growing list of molecularly informed personalized treatments, genetics and personalized medicine are not top of mind for the general public in the US.

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