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The physics of cancer
Recent years have witnessed an increasing number of theoretical and experimental contributions to cancer research from different fields of physics, from biomechanics and soft-condensed matter physics to the statistical mechanics of complex systems. Reviewing these contributions and providing a sophi...
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Cambridge University Press
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781316271759 http://cds.cern.ch/record/2267331 |
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author | La Porta, Caterina A M Zapperi, Stefano |
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description | Recent years have witnessed an increasing number of theoretical and experimental contributions to cancer research from different fields of physics, from biomechanics and soft-condensed matter physics to the statistical mechanics of complex systems. Reviewing these contributions and providing a sophisticated overview of the topic, this is the first book devoted to the emerging interdisciplinary field of cancer physics. Systematically integrating approaches from physics and biology, it includes topics such as cancer initiation and progression, metastasis, angiogenesis, cancer stem cells, tumor immunology, cancer cell mechanics and migration. Biological hallmarks of cancer are presented in an intuitive yet comprehensive way, providing graduate-level students and researchers in physics with a thorough introduction to this important subject. The impact of the physical mechanisms of cancer are explained through analytical and computational models, making this an essential reference for cancer biologists interested in cutting-edge quantitative tools and approaches coming from physics. |
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spelling | cern-22673312021-04-21T19:12:08Zdoi:10.1017/9781316271759http://cds.cern.ch/record/2267331engLa Porta, Caterina A MZapperi, StefanoThe physics of cancerHealth Physics and Radiation EffectsRecent years have witnessed an increasing number of theoretical and experimental contributions to cancer research from different fields of physics, from biomechanics and soft-condensed matter physics to the statistical mechanics of complex systems. Reviewing these contributions and providing a sophisticated overview of the topic, this is the first book devoted to the emerging interdisciplinary field of cancer physics. Systematically integrating approaches from physics and biology, it includes topics such as cancer initiation and progression, metastasis, angiogenesis, cancer stem cells, tumor immunology, cancer cell mechanics and migration. Biological hallmarks of cancer are presented in an intuitive yet comprehensive way, providing graduate-level students and researchers in physics with a thorough introduction to this important subject. The impact of the physical mechanisms of cancer are explained through analytical and computational models, making this an essential reference for cancer biologists interested in cutting-edge quantitative tools and approaches coming from physics.Cambridge University Pressoai:cds.cern.ch:22673312017 |
spellingShingle | Health Physics and Radiation Effects La Porta, Caterina A M Zapperi, Stefano The physics of cancer |
title | The physics of cancer |
title_full | The physics of cancer |
title_fullStr | The physics of cancer |
title_full_unstemmed | The physics of cancer |
title_short | The physics of cancer |
title_sort | physics of cancer |
topic | Health Physics and Radiation Effects |
url | https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781316271759 http://cds.cern.ch/record/2267331 |
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