▪ A Multiscale Simulation Framework for Modeling Solid Tumor Growth with an Explicit Vessel Network

INTRODUCTION According to the World Cancer Report, 12 million new cancer diagnoses are expected worldwide this year, and by 2010 it will be the leading cause of death. Better understanding of tumor formation is of utmost social, economic, and political importance, and nding more eective therapies may be regarded as one of the biggest challenges of our time.