The Physics of Cancer (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107109599)

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.

Author: Caterina A. M. La Porta, Stefano Zapperi
ISBN-10: 1107109590
ISBN-13: 9781107109599
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/18/2017
Pages: 184
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 10.12h x 6.85w x 0.56d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2018