TOOL API

nci_disease_searcher

Search NCI's controlled vocabulary of cancer conditions. Searches the National Cancer Institute's curated database of cancer conditions and diseases used in clinical trials. This is different from the general disease_getter tool which uses MyDisease.info. NCI's disease vocabulary provides: - Official cancer terminology used in trials - Disease synonyms and alternative names - Hierarchical disease classifications - Standardized disease codes for trial matching Requires NCI API key from: https://clinicaltrialsapi.cancer.gov/ Example usage: - Search for specific cancer types (e.g., "melanoma") - Find all lung cancer subtypes - Look up official names for disease synonyms - Get standardized disease terms for trial searches Note: This is specifically for NCI's cancer disease vocabulary. For general disease information, use the disease_getter tool.

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Call information

Tool slug: biomcp.nci_disease_searcher
Provider: BioMCP
Average response: 0 ms
Calls in 7 days: 0

Input parameters

name

Disease name to search for (partial match)

include_synonyms

Include synonym matches in search

category

Disease category/type filter

api_key

NCI API key. Check if user mentioned 'my NCI API key is...' in their message. If not provided here and no env var is set, user will be prompted to provide one.

page

Page number (1-based)

page_size

Results per page