Can Mathematics Treat Cancer?

“The combination of mathematical models and biological data will change cancer research into a quantitative and predictable science.”

“Kristin Swanson is a 33-year-old female mathematician, and is an Associate Professor of
Pathology at the University of Washington in the United States. Her work sounds very cool–using mathematics to study cancer.
“For mathematicians, all of the world’s problems are mathematical. All phenomena in daily life can be explained by math,” she told our reporter. “Cancer is no exception.”

The combination of mathematical models and biological data will change cancer research into a quantitative and predictable science.Kristin Swanson is a 33-year-old female mathematician, and is an Associate Professor of Pathology at the University of Washington in the United States. Her work sounds very cool –using mathematics to study cancer.“For mathematicians, all of the world’s problems are mathematical. All phenomena in daily lifecan be explained by math,” she told our reporter. “Cancer is no exception.”

Read full here in Chinese.  For our translation by Mindy Szeto, click here.