Table 1.

The mechanical properties of normal tissue and cancer tissue

	Normal tissue (kPa)	Cancer tissue (kPa)	Ref.
Breast	0.1–4	10–42	[103]
Brain	7.3 ± 3.6	∼35 (low-grade gliomas)	[104]
		∼50 (high-grade gliomas)
Liver	<7.3	>17.5 (cirrhosis and fibrosis)	[105]
Prostate	16.0 ± 5.7	40.6 ± 15.9	[106]
Mammary gland	167 ± 31 Pa	4049 ± 938 Pa	[99]
Pancreas	<15	>40	[107]
Bladder	<5	5–15	[108]