| Title |
Symmetry and symmetry breaking in cancer: a foundational approach to the cancer problem
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Oncotarget, December 2017
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| DOI | 10.18632/oncotarget.22939 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
J. James Frost, Kenneth J. Pienta, Donald S. Coffey |
| Abstract |
Symmetry and symmetry breaking concepts from physics and biology are applied to the problem of cancer. Three categories of symmetry breaking in cancer are examined: combinatorial, geometric, and functional. Within these categories, symmetry breaking is examined for relevant cancer features, including epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT); tumor heterogeneity; tensegrity; fractal geometric and information structure; functional interaction networks; and network stabilizability and attack tolerance. The new cancer symmetry concepts are relevant to homeostasis loss in cancer and to its origin, spread, treatment and resistance. Symmetry and symmetry breaking could provide a new way of thinking and a pathway to a solution of the cancer problem. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 6% |
| Romania | 1 | 6% |
| United States | 1 | 6% |
| Brazil | 1 | 6% |
| Guyana | 1 | 6% |
| Canada | 1 | 6% |
| Germany | 1 | 6% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 8 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 10 | 63% |
| Scientists | 5 | 31% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 30 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 7 | 23% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 23% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 10% |
| Other | 2 | 7% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 2 | 7% |
| Other | 3 | 10% |
| Unknown | 6 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 17% |
| Engineering | 4 | 13% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 10% |
| Mathematics | 2 | 7% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 7% |
| Other | 7 | 23% |
| Unknown | 7 | 23% |
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