Title | The Physics of Cancer. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2019 |
Authors | White FM, Gatenby RA, Fischbach C |
Journal | Cancer Res |
Volume | 79 |
Issue | 9 |
Pagination | 2107-2110 |
Date Published | 2019 May 01 |
ISSN | 1538-7445 |
Abstract | While often described as a "disease of the genes," cancer is, in fact, a complex dynamic system in which evolving cells both affect and are affected by the physical properties of their environment. About 10 years ago, after a number of multidisciplinary workshops and meetings, the NCI leadership embarked on a bold program to systematically integrate physical sciences into cancer biology and treatment through formation of the Physical Sciences-Oncology Network (PS-ON). Here, we highlight key areas in which the two disciplines have been successfully integrated and lessons learned from the first decade of the PS-ON experiment. |
DOI | 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-18-3937 |
Alternate Journal | Cancer Res. |
PubMed ID | 31018939 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC6497564 |
Grant List | U54 CA143970 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States U54 CA193489 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States U54 CA210180 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States U54 CA210184 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States |