Why Does the Weeping Willow Weep? Reconceptualizing Oncogenesis in Breast Cancer.
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Abstract
Like other human anatomical systems, the mammary ducts and glands at the time of lactation adhere to a perfect fractal geometry - which is destroyed by breast cancer. Could a loss of fractal geometry of the blood supply to human tissue be an early step in oncogenesis?
Medical subject headings
- Breast Neoplasms
- Mammary Glands, Human
- Mathematical Concepts