Questo articolo, a prevalente carattere di rassegna, ha lo scopo di presentare gli ambiti matematici e gli approcci metodologici utilizzati nello sviluppo di modelli matematici a sostegno della ricerca contro il cancro. La necessità di un approccio interdisciplinare e multiscala è messo in evidenza. Infine, alcuni modelli operanti alla scala macroscopica e mesoscopica sono presentati a titolo di esempio.
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