Sunday, September 16, 2007

Latest update of Neoplasm Classification available

The latest version of the Developmental Lineage Classification and Taxonomy of Neoplasms is now available as a gzipped file at:

http://www.julesberman.info/neoclxml.gz

This Neoplasm Classification has been described at:

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/4/10

It contains 5,827 neoplasm classified concepts and 130,283 different terms (codes beginning with "C"). It is more than ten times larger than any other neoplasm classification.

In addition to specific neoplasm concepts, it also contains general neoplastic terms (coded as C0000000), inherited conditions associated with neoplasms (codes beginning with "S") and terms related to the stage or anatomic location of neoplasms (codes beginning with "ST").


In June, 2014, my book, entitled Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs: Keys to Understanding and Treating the Common Diseases was published by Elsevier. The book builds the argument that our best chance of curing the common diseases will come from studying and curing the rare diseases.



I urge you to read more about my book. There's a generous preview of the book at the Google Books site. If you like the book, please request your librarian to purchase a copy of this book for your library or reading room.

- Jules J. Berman, Ph.D., M.D.