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Definition
The type of treatment for cancer given as initial treatment for the particular patient, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptCancer treatment—cancer treatment type
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Object ClassCancer treatment
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PropertyCancer treatment type
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Value DomainNone
Comments
Origin:
Commission on Cancer, American College of Surgeons.
New South Wales Health Department.
References
Commission on Cancer, Standards of the Commission on Cancer Registry Operations and Data Standards (ROADS) Volume II (1998)
Public Health Division NSW Clinical Cancer Data Collection for Outcomes and Quality. Data Dictionary Version 1 Sydney NSW Health Dept (2001)
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