What is Mathematical Oncology — and why should you care?
Cancer is not just a biological problem. It is also a mathematical one. Tumours grow, compete for oxygen, respond to drugs, and adapt to stress — all in ways that can be described, modelled, and predicted using mathematics. Mathematical oncology is the field that does exactly this. What does a mathematical oncologist actually do? At its core, mathematical oncology uses equations to describe how cancer behaves. Just as engineers use mathematics to predict how a bridge will hold weight, or meteorologists use it to forecast weather, mathematical oncologists use it to predict how a tumour will grow, shrink, or resist treatment. ...