Understanding the biology and advent of physics of cancer with perspicacity in current treatment therapy

Publication date: Available online 13 November 2019Source: Life SciencesAuthor(s): Nidhi Korgaonkar, Khushwant S. YadavAbstractCancer has become a key healthcare problem worldwide. The background of cancer research has brought the advent of cross-disciplinary collaborations that has enabled us to get an idea of the disease mechanisms at spatial and temporal scales. Understanding the combination of biology and physics of cancer presents a promising field of research with apprehensions in better clarity over both cellular and molecular mechanisms impacting cancer therapy. Investigation of cancer biology has provided a wealth of knowledge on cancer initiation and propagation and has provided newer treatment strategies in the fight against cancer. Understanding the physics of cancer provides wonderful set of equations that take advantage of mechanisms of force production, propagation by the cancer cells and mechanical properties of the tumor tissue. The spatial tissue arrangement in which the tumor growth occurs can be better understood with biophysics. Thus, the combination of biology and physics of cancer contributes crucially in impacting the correct treatment of cancer. The present review is aimed at providing an overview of regulatory networks, regulation of cell division and differentiation, the signal transduction pathways and integration of all sciences including physics, biology, and medicine which is very well needed to tackle the war against cancer and thus influence c...
Source: Life Sciences - Category: Biology Source Type: research