Cancer growth Cancer cells often have a diameter of about
a. Although cancer cells are not exactly spheres, they are close enough to spheres to make this simplification. What is the volume of a cancer cell?
b. Suppose a cancer cells doubles every day. Starting with one cancer cell, find a formula for the total volume of the cancer cells after
c. Assume that a tumor of cancer cells is roughly a sphere. Also assume that about
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