A computer simulation that mimics the growth of gliomas, the type of brain cancer afflicting U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, may help doctors develop better treatment for the often-fatal condition, according to a Brown University researcher who helped develop the system.

By using a wide array of variables, such as the concentration of nutrients and oxygen content, the simulation is revealing the most important factors that influence the growth of the tumors, said Elaine Bearer, chief author of the new study in the journal Cancer Research and a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at Brown.

Full Story: New system can mimic cancer cells Source: Providence Journal, May 29th, 2009 Author: C. Eugene Emery Jr. Added on May 29th, 2009 at 9:03 am, by Matt Mikula