An approximation method for estimating cell loss from a growing tumor.
A simple self-consistent calculational scheme is developed for estimating cell loss for a growing tumor (or other population) when the growth fraction can be estimated at regular intervals. This is applied to published data for a particular much-studied Ehrlich ascites tumor. The loss rate is found to be substantially higher than that estimated by previous, less precise means.
D000818:Animals; D002286:Carcinoma, Ehrlich Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D002455:Cell Division; D002470:Cell Survival; D008433:Mathematics; D051379:Mice; D008954:Models, Biological