title: Tumor growth parameters of in-vivo human breast carcinoma: a proposed mathematical model for tumor growth kinetics.
abstract: Many mathematical models have been proposed to study tumor growth parameters in vivo. Nevertheless most of the medical models have given variable results even when experimental conditions are exactly the same. There are multiple factors that are capable of affecting tumor growth that should be taken into account when proposing a mathematical model for tumor growth in vivo. We discuss here own proposed model for tumor growth kinetics utilizing a modified Gompertz function that better responds to the growth characteristic of in "vivo" tumors.
authors.affiliation: RECNAC II Project, University of Puerto Rico, School of Public Health, Dept of Human Development, Nutrition Program, San Juan. mgonzalez@rcm.upr.edu
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: Fernando L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Herrera
authors.forename: Jorge M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Miranda-Massari
authors.forename: Angélica M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Guzmán
authors.forename: Neil H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Riordan
authors.forename: Carlos M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Ricart
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008962:Models, Theoretical