Using Math to Support Cancer Research
Mathematical Moments from the American Mathematical Society
English - December 29, 2022 06:39 - 10 minutes - 9.42 MB - ★★★★ - 10 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Technology mathematical moments Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Stacey Finley from University of Southern California discusses how mathematical models support the research of cancer biology.
Cancer research is a crucial job, but a difficult one. Tumors growing inside the human body are affected by all kinds of factors. These conditions are difficult (if not impossible) to recreate in the lab, and using real patients as subjects can be painful and invasive. Mathematical models give cancer researchers the ability to run experiments virtually, testing the effects of any number of factors on tumor growth and other processes — all with far less money and time than an experiment on human subjects or in the lab would use.