Title: 150 characters (not including spaces)
Abstract: 350 words, in the following construction:
- Summarize the background, cancer significance, and question ("set the stage")
- Describe the findings ("deliver the result")
- Summarize the meaning and implication of the advance ("place in context")
- Succinct nonmathematical description of the major results; please use the subheading Major Findings to differentiate this portion of the abstract
Quick Guide to Equations and Assumptions: Up to 5 equations, 800 words maximum
- Present key equations; for each, include a description and/or definition of the components of the equation
- Present all major assumptions of the model
Body Text: 5,000 words of text
Figures and/or Tables: Maximum of 7. Authors are asked to keep the number of panels per figure to an absolute minimum.
- Acceptable formats: TIFF, EPS, PPT
- Submit figures and tables as separate files
References: 50
Supplementary Material: Submit the details of the computational procedures and a flowchart of the algorithm(s) as Supplementary Material. Cancer Research encourages that all programs used in the calculations or detailed instructions to replicate the major findings also be provided as Supplementary Material. Prior to depositing a program, you must ensure and attest that the posted version executes properly.
Deposit data used for analysis (curve fitting, approximations, parameter estimation, etc.) as Supplementary Material.