{
  "name": "seer-cancer-stats-mcp",
  "title": "HealthMesh · U.S. Cancer Statistics (CDC NPCR + NCI SEER) MCP",
  "version": "0.1.1",
  "description": "Official U.S. federal cancer statistics (CDC NPCR + NCI SEER incidence, NCHS mortality; U.S. Cancer Statistics data tables): age-adjusted incidence and death rates with 95% CIs, counts and populations for the US (83 cancer sites) and the 50 states + DC (27 sites) by sex and race/ethnicity, 1999-2023 incidence and 1999-2024 mortality; US age-specific rates; county 5-year rates; trends with a log-linear annual percent change. Survival, stage and Joinpoint APCs are not served.",
  "healthmesh_domain": "Clinical Data",
  "datasets": [
    "CLIN-05"
  ],
  "mcp_endpoint": "https://seer-cancer-stats.healthmesh.ai/mcp",
  "transport": "Streamable HTTP (stateless, JSON responses)",
  "authorization": "none",
  "auth_mode": "off",
  "docs": "https://github.com/HendrikK/healthmesh/tree/main/servers/seer-cancer-stats-mcp#readme",
  "contact": "hendrik.kleine@gmail.com",
  "data_source": {
    "name": "U.S. Cancer Statistics (USCS) pre-analyzed data tables, CDC and NCI",
    "url": "https://www.cdc.gov/united-states-cancer-statistics/dataviz/data-tables.html",
    "license": "Public domain (U.S. Cancer Statistics data tables, CDC and NCI; citation requested)",
    "refresh": "Annual release (June); GitHub Actions monthly check for a new USCS ASCII release, reload only on change"
  },
  "tools": [
    {
      "name": "cancer_get_rates",
      "title": "Cancer incidence and death rates for one area",
      "description": "Returns the age-adjusted incidence and/or death rate per 100,000 (with 95% CI, count and population) for one cancer site in the US or one state, for a year or the latest 5-year period, by sex and race/ethnicity; optionally broken down by sex or race/ethnicity. Official federal statistics (USCS: CDC NPCR + NCI SEER incidence, NCHS deaths)."
    },
    {
      "name": "cancer_get_trend",
      "title": "Annual cancer incidence or death rate trend",
      "description": "Returns the annual age-adjusted incidence or death rates (1999-2023 incidence, 1999-2024 mortality) for one cancer site, area (US or state), sex and race/ethnicity, plus the overall change and a single-segment log-linear annual percent change (APC) with 95% CI. Use for 'is it rising?' questions. This APC is NOT a Joinpoint (multi-segment) result."
    },
    {
      "name": "cancer_compare_areas",
      "title": "Rank states or counties by cancer rate",
      "description": "Ranks the 50 states + DC (single year or latest 5-year period) or the counties of one state (5-year period only: incidence 2019-2023, mortality 2020-2024) by age-adjusted incidence or death rate for one cancer site, sex and race/ethnicity, with CIs, counts, the US reference rate and a list of suppressed areas."
    },
    {
      "name": "cancer_get_age_specific",
      "title": "National age-specific cancer rates",
      "description": "Returns US age-specific (crude, per 100,000) incidence or death rates by 5-year age group (<1 ... 85+) for one cancer site, year, sex and race/ethnicity, and optionally a combined crude rate for an age range built from whole age groups (e.g. 20-49 for early-onset questions). National level only."
    },
    {
      "name": "cancer_describe_dataset",
      "title": "Describe the U.S. Cancer Statistics data and this server",
      "description": "Describes the source (USCS official federal cancer statistics), years, geographies, the cancer sites available at each level, race/ethnicity schemes, suppression symbols, method notes, what is NOT served (survival, stage, Joinpoint APC, SEER research data) and the tools. Pass site to check one site's availability. Call first if unsure."
    }
  ]
}