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Cancer as a complex adaptive system.

Medical hypotheses - 1 Sept 1996

Schwab E D, Pienta K J

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The second leading cause of death in the USA is cancer. Institutions worldwide are devoting significant resources to the treatment of cancer, and the elucidation of the disease pathway. While great progress has been made in understanding and treating carcinogenesis, many aspects of the disease remain intractable. Throughout the history of science many other disciplines--astronomy, particle physics, etc.--have...

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PMID: 8898325
DOI: 10.1016/s0306-9877(96)90086-9

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