MILC (version 1.0)

t_vol: Predict age at given tumor volume

Description

Function to predict the time (years) at which tumor has reached volume V from the onset of the first malignant cell.

Usage

t_vol(vol, m)

Arguments

vol

tumor volume (mm$^3$)

m

scale parameter of the Gompertz distribution assumed for the tumor growth

Value

Time (years) from the onset of the first malignant cell at which tumor reaches volume 'vol'.

References

Detterbeck, F. C. and Gibson, C. J. (2008) Turning gray: The natural history of lung cancer over time. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 3(7):781-792.

Laird, A. K. (1964) Dynamics of tumor growth. British Journal of Cancer, 18(3):490-502.

See Also

t_prog

Examples

# Time (years) elapsed from the onset of the first malignant cell until 
# the tumor reaches volume:

# 0.5 mm^3:
t_vol(0.5, 0.00042)


# 10 mm^3:
t_vol(10, 0.00042)