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The assistance is oncologist mathematics
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It seems that the group of Spanish scientists succeeded in creating a mathematical model of development of cancerous tumours the practical application of which has already saved the lives of a patient who was in the last stage of cirrhosis.
Scientists from the University of Madrid (Complutense University in Madrid) believe that made their opening can be a breakthrough in the treatment of cancer patients. By that time, French scholar proposed hypothesis that the development of cancerous tumours (solid cancerous tumours) can be described by linear mathematical equation although, in accordance with the prevailing at the time the views of the cancer cells under exponential law. The trend of exponential growth in the The Universal Dynamics of Growth Does, published in recent issue of Biophysical Journal, is evident in the observations young colonies of cancer cells in vitro.
Nevertheless, when it comes to tumors in vivo, in theory exponential are detected serious gaps. For example, the doubling of cancer is much higher than the life cycle of the cancer cells. Furthermore, exponential theory can not explain the reasons for the relatively low level of cancer cells and the relatively high aneuploidy, a phenomenon paramyoclonus cancer cells observed in the terminal stages of cancer. After one and a half a dozen different types of cancer cells growing as in vitro as well as in vivo, Brew Group concluded that the growth of these entities, is still linear nature. That is the speed of growth does not over time.
When on the basis of the data collected mathematical equation Brew, and his team have been able to develop a method of treatment to destroy cancer affecting key factors for growth. The new method has been applied to only one patient, but made in the treatment success can expect that that the tests would also be a good result. The participant in the experiment patient suffered from liver cancer in the terminal stage.
Investigating specific tumor, scientists took equation, the solution of which included increasing polymorphocellular, participating in the human immune system. Coming on the patient's therapy had an immediate positive result without any side-effects as a result of which there was full recovery and patient rehabilitation.
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