Mathematical Models of Tumors and Their Remote Metastases

<p>Clinical observations and indications in the literature have led us to investigate several models of tumors. For example, it has been shown that a tumor has the ability to send out anti-growth factors, or inhibitors, to keep its remote metastases from growing. Thus, we model the depleting effect of such a growth inhibitor after the removal of the primary tumor (thus removing the source) as a function of time t and distance from the original tumor r.</p> <p>It has also been shown clinically that oxygen and glucose are nutrients critical to the survival and growth of tumors. Thus, we model the effects of immersing a tumor into a nutrient bath. Similarly, this model could represent the addition of nutrient to the tissue surrounding a spherical tumor.</p> <p>In this paper, we model several problems associated with the clinical observations noted above, and draw conclusions based on the obtained results.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Mathematics & Statistics

Year dc:date.available

1998

Author dc:creator

• Bellomo, Carryn

Contributors dc:contributor

• John Adam
• D. Glenn Lasseigne
• Richard Noren
• Roger Perry

• Mathematical models
• Tumors
• Mathematics
• Oncology

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9780591815719

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oai:digitalcommons.odu.edu:mathstat_etds-1008