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Oracles of medicine: is preventive medicine worth the investment?Medical costs for treating chronic dieases in Canada
Cancers
COPD
Diabetes
Heart Disease
Annual cost of treatment ($ billions)0 3 6 9 12
There are four chronic diseases that account for over 70% of all deaths in Canada, and over 60% of the total direct medical costs to the health care system
Preventable 40%
Non-preventable 60%
40% of all chronic diseases can be prevented
NH3
O
Predictors of diseases can aid in
prevention
Biomarkers can be used to predict disease
Genes ProteinsHormones
Test for biomarker
Positive for biomarker
Preventive medicine
$969 mil$22 mil
Personalized Medicine
CIHR total
Research funding by Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Biomarkers can also be used to design personalized treatment options, by enhancing potency or specificity of drugs
The market for personalized medicine is expected to grow 11% annually to $452 billion by 2015 in the U.S. alone (Source:
PriceWaterhouse Coopers)
If the development of a disease can be predicted, then the disease can be prevented
©2014, Created by Firhan Malik ([email protected])
Source: CAUT Federal Funding review 2013
Source: Mirolla 2004, Cost of Chronic Disease in Canada
Source: Mirolla 2004, Cost of Chronic Disease in Canada
