The environmental impact of data-driven precision medicine initiatives

Abstract

Opportunities offered by precision medicine have long been promised in the medical and health literature. However, precision medicineand the methodologies and approaches it relies on -also have adverse environmental impacts. As research into precision medicine continues to expand, there is a compelling need to consider these environmental impacts and develop means to mitigate them. In this article we review the adverse environmental impacts

Introducing Cambridge prisms: Precision medicine

“…The wider consequences surrounding global adoption of precision medicine must be highlighted and, in some cases, mitigated. For example, in planning for the accompanying environmental footprints of precision medicine large data initiatives (Samuel, 2023 ).…”