The physics of cancer /
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Cambridge University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
Publication Dates: | 2017. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xiv, 172 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-170) and index. |
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9781107109599 (hardback) : 1107109590 (hardback) |
Index Number: | QH447 |
CLC: | R730.21 |
Call Number: | R730.21/L315 |
Contents: | Introduction to the cell -- The biology of cancer -- A modeling toolbox for cancer growth -- Vascular hydrodynamics and tumor angiogenesis -- Cancer stem cells and the population dynamics of tumors -- Biomechanics of cancer -- Cancer cell migration -- Chromosome and chromatin dynamics in cancer -- Control of tumor growth by the immune system -- Pharmacological approaches : old and new -- Outlook on the physics of cancer : a new interdisciplinary area. |