(P1) Turning Cancer on its Side: Convergence of Physical Sciences Perspectives in Oncology.

摘要: Over the past half century, a worldwide research effort in cancer has yielded many advances both our understanding of disease, ability to diagnosis at an earlier stage, and treatment. Nevertheless, despite these outputs, outcome overall mortality only seen modest reduction over this period. The complexity disease is evident dynamic evolving course takes during its progression response Building on progress molecular sciences advanced technologies, exploring physical laws principles that shape govern emergence behavior all scales may provide complementary. This convergence with perspectives can open up new areas studies address major questions barriers as well support development clinical advances. National Cancer Institute's Office Physical Sciences-Oncology researchers examining non-traditional approaches by bringing perspective explore four thematic areas, namely, cancer; evolution evolutionary theory information coding, decoding, transfer translation de-convoluting cancer's complexity. In talk, examples blending oncology will be presented illustrate fostering innovative ideas fields study could lead paradigm shift way we understand ultimately treat cancer.