{"product_id":"branching-process-models-of-cancer-richard-durrett-9783319160641","title":"Branching Process Models of Cancer","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume develops results on continuous time branching processes and applies them to study rate of tumor growth, extending classic work on the Luria-Delbruck distribution. As a consequence, the author calculate the probability that mutations that confer resistance to treatment are present at detection and quantify the extent of tumor heterogeneity. As applications, the author evaluate ovarian cancer screening strategies and give rigorous proofs for results of Heano and Michor concerning tumor metastasis. These notes should be accessible to students who are familiar with Poisson processes and continuous time Markov chains. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Durrett is a mathematics professor at Duke University, USA. He is the author of 8 books, over 200 journal articles, and has supervised more than 40 Ph.D students. Most of his current research concerns the applications of probability to biology: ecology, genetics and most recently cancer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Durrett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3319160648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783319160641\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.15d","brand":"Richard Durrett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48996281516287,"sku":"9783319160641","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/branching-process-models-of-cancer-richard-durrett-9783319160641","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}