Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-11(E), Section: B.
Özet:
The multistage model of carcinogenesis has been a hallmark of mathematical caner modeling for over 60 years. In this work we explore several problems related to this model including an examination of mathematical assumptions underlying the model, constructing a model of cancer risk in old age, characterizing the epidemiological behavior of cancer, and examining relative risk in two families of Markov multistage models.