The book will provide an exhaustive and clear explanation of how Statistics, Mathematics and Informatics have been used in cancer research, and seeks to help cancer researchers in achieving their objectives. To do so, state-of-the-art Biostatistics, Biomathematics and Bioinformatics methods will be described and discussed in detail through illustrative and capital examples taken from cancer research work already published. The book will provide a guide for cancer researchers in using Statistics, Mathematics and Informatics, clarifying the contribution of these logical sciences to the study of cancer, thoroughly explaining their procedures and methods, and providing criteria to their appropriate use.
Author(s): Pedro J. Gutiérrez Diez, Irma H. Russo, Jose Russo (auth.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
Year: 2012
Language: English
Pages: 404
Tags: Cancer Research; Pharmacology/Toxicology
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Historical Introduction....Pages 1-15
Descriptive Biostatistics....Pages 17-32
Inferential Biostatistics (I): Estimating Values of Biomedical Magnitudes....Pages 33-57
Inferential Biostatistics (II): Estimating Biomedical Behaviors....Pages 59-127
Equations: Formulating Biomedical Laws and Biomedical Magnitudes....Pages 129-199
Systems of Equations: The Explanation of Biomedical Phenomena (I). Basic Questions....Pages 201-240
Systems of Equations: The Explanation of Biomedical Phenomena (II). Dynamic Interdependencies....Pages 241-275
Optimal Control Theory: From Knowledge to Control (I). Basic Concepts....Pages 277-307
Optimal Control Theory: From Knowledge to Control (II). Biomedical Applications....Pages 309-339
Game Theory....Pages 341-386
Back Matter....Pages 381-381
