Table 2 Estimates of tumor growth rates compared with Spratt and colleagues' [9] estimates based on overlooked and nontreated cancers
From: Breast cancer tumor growth estimated through mammography screening data
Percentile | Growth parameter (κ i in equation (1)) | Time (years) tumor takes to grow from 10 mm to 20 mm | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Estimate | Spratt et al. | Estimate | Spratt et al. | |
1st | 0.2 | 0.2 | 10.9 | 12.9 |
5th | 0.4 | 0.6 | 6.3 | 4.6 |
25th | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
50th | 3.0 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
75th | 7.2 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
95th | 25.4 | 11.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
99th | 61.9 | 33.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 |