# CancerDB: Key data about cancer in one table.

CancerDB is a public domain database and website containing structured data on key concepts on cancer integrated into one model.

Someone's new treatment could by just 2 insights away from being the next great cure. CancerDB can help them figure out what those 2 missing insights are.

For cancer patients and their loved ones, we want to provide you with the _absolute_ best data on cancer. We will deliver that information to you quickly, freely, and you will be able to trust it 100%.

This repo contains the entire database and website for https://cancerdb.com.

## To analyze the data
The CancerDB database is freely available:
- As CSV: https://cancerdb.com/cancerdb.csv
- As JSON: https://cancerdb.com/cancerdb.json
Documentation for the CSV is available here: https://cancerdb.com/download.html.

## To add a new concept
Advanced method: Create a new file in `concepts` with a unique URL friendly filename ending in `.scroll` and send a pull request.

## To update a concept
Advanced method: Edit the corresponding `concepts/*.scroll` file and send a pull request.

## To add a new measure
Advanced method: Add your measure to `code/measures.parsers` and add at least 1 example to a concept in `concepts` and send a pull request.

## To run the site locally
code
 git clone https://github.com/breck7/CancerDB
 cd CancerDB
 npm install .
 npm run build

## To explore this repo
The most important folder is `concepts`, which contains a file for each concept. The folder `measures` contains the parsers files (schema) for the ScrollSet.

## To cite CancerDB
CancerDB content is published to the public domain and you can use it freely. If needed, here are 3 options for citing CancerDB:
code
 https://cancerdb.com
code
 CancerDB team. (2022) - "CancerDB: A public domain database and website containing structured data on key concepts in cancer integrated into one model". Retrieved from: 'https://cancerdb.com' [Online Resource]
code
 @article{cancerdb,
  author = {CancerDB team},
  title = {CancerDB: A public domain database and website containing structured data on key concepts in cancer integrated into one model.},
  journal = {CancerDB},
  year = {2022},
  note = {https://cancerdb.com}
 }

All sources for CancerDB can be found here: https://cancerdb.com/pages/acknowledgements.html