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There is an increasing awareness that to properly understand how tumorsoriginate and grow, and then how to develop effective cures, it must be taken into accountthe dynamics of tumors and its great complexity. Tumors are characterized not only by thecoexistenceof multiple scales, both temporal and s...

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Main Authors: Alberto d’Onofrio, Paola Cerrai, Alberto Gandolfi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2012-11-01
Series:Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2013.10.1i
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description There is an increasing awareness that to properly understand how tumorsoriginate and grow, and then how to develop effective cures, it must be taken into accountthe dynamics of tumors and its great complexity. Tumors are characterized not only by thecoexistenceof multiple scales, both temporal and spatial, but also by multiple and quitedifferent kinds of interactions, from chemical to mechanical. This makes thestudyof tumors remarkably complicated. A genuine explosion of data concerning themulti-faceted aspects of this family of phenomena collectively called cancers,is now becoming available. At the same time, it is becoming quite evident thattraditional tools from biostatistics and bioinformatics cannot manage thesedata. Mathematics, theoretical biophysics and computer sciences are needed toqualitatively andquantitatively interpret experimental and clinical results, in order to makerealistic predictions.For more information please click the “Full Text” above.
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spelling doaj-art-3777dc4a08c643c8a3c23cda8c8d747e2025-01-24T02:25:26ZengAIMS PressMathematical Biosciences and Engineering1551-00182012-11-01101iii10.3934/mbe.2013.10.1iFrom the Guest EditorsAlberto d’Onofrio0Paola Cerrai1Alberto Gandolfi2Department of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, I-20141 MilanDepartment of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, I-20141 MilanDepartment of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, I-20141 MilanThere is an increasing awareness that to properly understand how tumorsoriginate and grow, and then how to develop effective cures, it must be taken into accountthe dynamics of tumors and its great complexity. Tumors are characterized not only by thecoexistenceof multiple scales, both temporal and spatial, but also by multiple and quitedifferent kinds of interactions, from chemical to mechanical. This makes thestudyof tumors remarkably complicated. A genuine explosion of data concerning themulti-faceted aspects of this family of phenomena collectively called cancers,is now becoming available. At the same time, it is becoming quite evident thattraditional tools from biostatistics and bioinformatics cannot manage thesedata. Mathematics, theoretical biophysics and computer sciences are needed toqualitatively andquantitatively interpret experimental and clinical results, in order to makerealistic predictions.For more information please click the “Full Text” above.https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2013.10.1i
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