Building on the current knowledge and personal experiences of people at risk of developing or previously diagnosed with a disease, as well as expert opinions of leading voices in the healthcare ecosystem, Roche is publishing the Diagnostic Journey Atlas. This resource paints a picture of how diagnostics deliver meaningful impact to healthcare systems and aid in delivering strong patient outcomes.
With the shared goal of sparking conversation around the true value of diagnostics and the best way to ensure equitable access, the Diagnostic Journey Atlas, through six modules, provides real-world examples of how diagnostics can help lead to improved health outcomes around the world.
If you want to know more about the value of diagnostics and what can be done to ensure appropriate access to diagnostic tools and technologies to aid healthcare institutions in saving lives.
From preventive health screenings to blood safety and genetic testing, discover the value of diagnostics in aiding disease prevention and putting the health back in healthcare.
Today’s innovative diagnostic tests play an essential role in arming healthcare professionals with information that allows them to guide decisions. This may ultimately lead to improving patients’ quality of life and helping society better manage chronic conditions.
Diagnostics not only guide clinicians with diagnosis and treatment options, but can also help prevent health issues from worsening, informing disease management to help people live longer lives.
Digital health solutions can empower people to better manage their health, physicians to treat disease more precisely, and help health systems be more efficient.
The Advisory Council has developed an Expert Consensus Statement that reflects on the Diagnostic Journey and explores the future of diagnostics.
Module VI coming soon
Your diagnostic journey might stop here and not be repeated until your next regular check-up. Check-ups are an essential part of helping you stay healthy, out of the hospital and identifying whether you have disease risk factors that you may not even be aware of.
But this journey might also lead to detecting an imminent threat -- for example, the early stages of a developing disease. It continues with other diagnostic interventions that will lead to a diagnosis, a discussion with your physician, selection, adjustment and monitoring of your treatment.
Remember that starting treatment early, when the disease has not yet developed nor spread throughout the body, can significantly impact your health, quality of life, and even your ability to survive.
Most lung cancers are diagnosed when people have symptoms, which means the cancer is at an advanced stage. In the US, lung cancer patients diagnosed at a late stage have only a 5% chance of living five years beyond diagnosis, compared to 56% when the disease has not spread beyond the lungs. Another example is heart failure, which occurs when the heart is not able to pump enough blood. If not diagnosed early, heart failure might lead to severe complications such as heart rhythm problems, kidney damage or failure, liver damage, or heart valve problems.
In other words, early diagnosis and early treatment initiation save lives!
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