Modelling Tumour Growth and Progression

To develop the path that goes from the clinical experience to the laboratories and back to the clinic, research in cancer modelling need the establishment of strong interactions among different branches of science and a genuinely multidisciplinary approach. In fact, starting from very practical situations this path passes through progressive abstractions and simplification steps to gain insight into the complex phenomena occurring during tumour evolution and growth and this involves different research areas (see Fig. 1).

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