A critical appraisal of the relative contribution of tissue architecture, genetics, epigenetics and cell metabolism to carcinogenesis.

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Here we contrast several carcinogenesis models. The somatic-mutation-theory posits mutations as main causes of malignancy. However, inconsistencies led to alternative explanations. For example, the tissue-organization-field-theory considers disrupted tissue-architecture as main cause. Both models can be reconciled using systems-biology-approaches, according to which tumors hover in states of self-organized...

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