One of the biggest issues when treating cancerous tumors is that these tumors can grow and spread in an unpredictable manner. There have been cases where patients that were treated for cancer through radiation and chemotherapy saw the tumors continue to spread without even knowing it. Being able to have 3d-printed models of these tumors will aid in the discovery of new anti–cancer drugs and better understanding of how tumors develop, grow, and spread. It’s an example of how 3D printing can also help in medical research and the outcome of complex operations and especially difficult cases. This is important to me because it is a topic that I briefly touched upon during my Hot Topic presentation, which focused on how artificial intelligence is able to detect evolution of tumors and repeating patterns within these tumors. Such an innovation that can be done through 3D printing will help in visualizing the way cancerous tumors can be detected and properly treated. It’s also a topic that I have a deep personal interest in, which is why I went in that direction.