Systems biology in the frontier of cancer research: a report of the Second International Workshop of Cancer Systems Biology

摘要

The report summarizes the Second International Workshop of Cancer Systems Biology held on July 5–6, 2012 in Changchun, China. The goal of the workshop was to bring together cancer researchers with different backgrounds to share their views about cancer and their experiences in fighting against cancer, and to gain new and systems-level understanding about cancer formation, progression, diagnosis, and treatment through exchanging ideas.