Mike Martin's Weekly Scientist: Rewriting the Mathematics of Tumor Growth

Monday, December 26, 2011

Rewriting the Mathematics of Tumor Growth

By Mike Martin for the Journal of the National Cancer Institute

A new theory about tumor growth makes oncology look a little like cosmology. Just as the universe accelerates as it expands, tumors become malignant at an accelerating speed, according to a team of scientists who have been probing the mathematics of tumor growth.

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About Mike Martin

A former senior science writer for United Press International, Mike Martin has written articles for Science, The Scientist, Harvard Magazine, MIT's Technology Review, and the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

His clients include the Epilepsy Foundation, the Association of American Medical Colleges, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the California, Oregon, and Missouri university systems.

A member of the National Press Club and the National Association of Science Writers, Martin specializes in news about early-stage university and laboratory research.

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