{"title":"Möbius strip and cancer","authors":"Li Yanchu , Pu Rong","doi":"10.1016/j.mehy.2024.111448","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Möbius strip, a non-orientable surface characterized by a singular side and edge, can serve as an apt metaphor for comprehending the intricacies of cancer progression and treatment. This paper delves into the intersection between the topological properties of the Möbius strip and the dynamic, multifaceted nature of cancer. Moreover, similar to understand the miracle of Möbius strip in physical world, acknowledging tumors’ rationality within the body necessitates an inclusive and educational approach towards comprehending them rather than attempting to sever or dissect this complex structure. In essence, Möbius strips and tumors act as conduits connecting physical and biological realms; thus, unraveling these intricate structures may hold paramount importance in unlocking enigmas surrounding tumors.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18425,"journal":{"name":"Medical hypotheses","volume":"191 ","pages":"Article 111448"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Medical hypotheses","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306987724001919","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The Möbius strip, a non-orientable surface characterized by a singular side and edge, can serve as an apt metaphor for comprehending the intricacies of cancer progression and treatment. This paper delves into the intersection between the topological properties of the Möbius strip and the dynamic, multifaceted nature of cancer. Moreover, similar to understand the miracle of Möbius strip in physical world, acknowledging tumors’ rationality within the body necessitates an inclusive and educational approach towards comprehending them rather than attempting to sever or dissect this complex structure. In essence, Möbius strips and tumors act as conduits connecting physical and biological realms; thus, unraveling these intricate structures may hold paramount importance in unlocking enigmas surrounding tumors.
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Medical Hypotheses is a forum for ideas in medicine and related biomedical sciences. It will publish interesting and important theoretical papers that foster the diversity and debate upon which the scientific process thrives. The Aims and Scope of Medical Hypotheses are no different now from what was proposed by the founder of the journal, the late Dr David Horrobin. In his introduction to the first issue of the Journal, he asks ''what sorts of papers will be published in Medical Hypotheses? and goes on to answer ''Medical Hypotheses will publish papers which describe theories, ideas which have a great deal of observational support and some hypotheses where experimental support is yet fragmentary''. (Horrobin DF, 1975 Ideas in Biomedical Science: Reasons for the foundation of Medical Hypotheses. Medical Hypotheses Volume 1, Issue 1, January-February 1975, Pages 1-2.). Medical Hypotheses was therefore launched, and still exists today, to give novel, radical new ideas and speculations in medicine open-minded consideration, opening the field to radical hypotheses which would be rejected by most conventional journals. Papers in Medical Hypotheses take a standard scientific form in terms of style, structure and referencing. The journal therefore constitutes a bridge between cutting-edge theory and the mainstream of medical and scientific communication, which ideas must eventually enter if they are to be critiqued and tested against observations.
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