The mathematics of cancer
Cancerous tumours aren’t predictable- some continue to grow while others cease to do so. In order to determine the behavioural pattern of tumours, researchers at the University of Heidelberg in Germany and University of Miami in Florida lead the way with a model in which images of tumours and their surrounding blood vessels at different […]
Cancerous tumours aren’t predictable- some continue to grow while others cease to do so. In order to determine the behavioural pattern of tumours, researchers at the University of Heidelberg in Germany and University of Miami in Florida lead the way with a model in which images of tumours and their surrounding blood vessels at different stages of development have been studied.
The results has helped to unravel the equations that indicate the way healthy cells, cancer cells and the surrounding blood vessels interplay.
When applied to the mice involved in the study, the researchers were able to predict how their individual tumours would progress, meaning that the model should help to identify which blood vessels to target to limit a tumour’s growth.
