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A mathematical approach predicting the number of events in different tumors.
Pathology oncology research : POR - 1 Jun 2008
Rieker Ralf J, Hoegel Josef, Kern Michael A, Steger Christina, Aulmann Sebastian, Mechtersheimer Gunhild, Schirmacher Peter, Blaeker Hendrik
Abstract excerpt
Supported by different investigations, multi-step models for tumorigenesis have been proposed for epithelial tumors. The age specific incidence of some cancers shows an exponential rise with increasing patient age. Yet, the onset and the slope of incidence curves varies between tumor types. One simple explanation for this disparity is that the number of mutations required for transformation differs in various...
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