"Version: 20181001"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Introduction to tumor biology from a biophysical point of view -- 1. Initiation of a neoplasm or tumor -- 1.1. Initiation of a neoplasm, tumor growth and neoangiogenesis -- 1.2. Malignant progression of cancer (metastasis) -- 1.3. Hallmarks of cancer -- 1.4. The impact of the mechanical properties of cancer cells …