From Reductionism to Holism: Systems-oriented Approaches in Cancer Research
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From Reductionism to Holism: Systems-oriented Approaches in Cancer Research
Somatic mutation theory of cancer has directed cancer research during the last century. A deluge of information on cellular, molecular, and genetic behavior was uncovered, but so was a mind-numbing complexity that still challenges research and concepts, and expectations in the war on cancer have by and large not been fulfilled. A change of paradigm beyond reductionism has been called for, espec...
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عنوان ژورنال: Global Advances in Health and Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2164-9561,2164-9561
DOI: 10.7453/gahmj.2012.1.5.015