Title :
Prey-Predator-Protector Model for Cancer
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical Engineering, Radnor Center for Graduate Studies, Pennsylvania State University
fDate :
7/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper presents a simulation model of the disease cancer. Various aspects of the disease are noted and changes in these aspects are modeled to indicate their resemblance to real-life situations. As with any model, its validity depends on how well it conforms with experimental evidence, and how useful it is as a predictor of future events. It is hoped that the model will stimulate sufficient interest that such experiments will be conducted, with the ultimate goal being a better approach to the control of the disease.
Keywords :
Biological system modeling; Cancer; Cardiac disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Nonlinear equations; Pain; Predictive models; Protection; Statistics; Steady-state; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; Humans; Models, Biological; Neoplasms; Research Design;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1981.324742