Tumor Growth Data: Finding Datasets for Gompertz Model Fitting

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A college student is seeking tumor growth datasets suitable for fitting the Gompertz growth model for a systems biology assignment. Despite extensive searches through university resources and academic papers, they have only encountered graphs without direct numerical data, particularly from older studies. The student requires datasets that include initial tumor volume and volumes at specific time points, regardless of tumor type. Recommendations for finding such datasets or alternative resources are encouraged. The discussion highlights the challenge of accessing specific data points in scientific literature.
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Good day,
I am a first year in college and I am taking a course in systems biology. For this assignment we are to use the Gompertz growth formula and fit it to a data set of tumor growth, fitting the parameters and graphing everything with mathematica. As of now, I am stuck at the part where I need to find the tumor growth dataset. I have been using my university library and google scholar and I have looked through at least 20 papers, but the numbers are never cited directly, only shown in graphs and/or referenced in papers from ~1960, which I cannot find online.
My question is therefore if someone could help me find a dataset, with individual datapoints, describing the growth of a tumor (type is irrelevant) over time. It would be optimal if it is known that the Gompertz function works for it, but this is not a requirement. The only thing the dataset needs to contain is the volume at the start of the measurement, and the volumes at specific timepoints. Anything else is extra.

Thanks in advance!
 
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You might want to try one of the math help threads; I think it would be more helpful than this one.
 
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