Obesity Induced Colorectal Cancer

More than 1.4 billion people in the world are overweight or obese [32]. Colorectal cancer takes the lives of 608,000 people each year[32]. It is important to study the negative impact of obesity on the body and population and the etiology of colorectal cancer. My goal was to create a mathematical model that relates obesity and insulin and captures the impact of increasing levels of insulin on the insulin growth factor -1 (IGF-1) pathway. The model is able to predict a risk of colorectal cancer based on a given insulin level.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Mathematical Sciences

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Mathematics

Grantor dc:publisher

The Ohio State University

Year dc:date

2013

Author dc:creator

• Ford, Mauntell

Contributors dc:contributor

• Friedman, Avner
• Olivo-Marston, Susan

• Mathematics

Statement dc:rights

• unrestricted
• This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1365865780

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:etd.ohiolink.edu:osu1365865780