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WORLD PRECISION MEDICINE CONGRESS USA | NOVEMBER 14-15, 2016 | WASHINGTON D.C.

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Dear Future President of the United States,

Imagine: you could go down in history as the President who cured cancer – or at least paved the way. You are inheriting a

scientific burden of expectation unlike any modern President before you.

There is no mistaking that you will have tremendous responsibility when you walk into the White House. Foreign policy,

economic policy – you wi ll be walking into a veritable s torm of quick decisions that will impact the world.

Nowhere is this more important – or timely – than healthcare.

The fate of the fledgling Precision Medicine Initiative, giving hope to millions of Americans that they could witness the end of

hundreds of diseases in their l ifetimes, rests solely on your shoulders. The pharmaceutical, insurance and healthcare IT

industries are waiting to see who you will be and what you will do.

What do you need to know about Precision Medicine?

Precis ion Medicine has the potential to cure millions of Americans by helping drug companies attack the cause of a disease, not just the symptoms – a ll based on our DNA.

Precis ion Medicine combines healthcare and technology, two of the biggest segments of the US economy – generating

innovative jobs that benefit millions across the country.

Precis ion Medicine i s preventative: i t can bring down healthcare costs by bringing transparency to how and when people will

get s ick – meaning people get treatment or indeed prevention sooner.

This is not a dream. It is a reality.

Patients have already seen a 30% reduction in regrowth of tumors when they are getting proper treatment due to

their genomes being mapped.*

Researchers have already identified genetic markers across several forms of cancer, giving us the chance to sort

tumors by mutation not just by location in the body.

Increasing synchronization between healthcare and software has already changed how patients interact with their phys icians and track their own health

Mister or Madam President, everything described above is happening now. The only way to ensure it continues and grows is

with your support. Mi llions of lives are in your hands.

Together we’re stronger. Let’s make healthcare great again.

Yours faithfully,

World Precision Medicine Congress USA 2016

November 14-15, 2016 | Washington D.C.

*Source: http://www.specialtypharmacytimes.com/conferences/asco2016/precision-medicine-improves-treatment-of-advanced-cancers