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Cancer staging—cancer staging scheme source edition number, code N[N]

Definition

The edition number of the cancer staging scheme used to determine the extent or stage of the cancer, as represented by a code.

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Data Element (this item)
Cancer staging—cancer staging scheme source edition number, code N[N]

Comments

Guide for use:
Record for any staging classification system that has an edition number. For example, record the edition number when the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours (International Union Against Cancer (UICC)) or the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Cancer Staging Manual is used for the purpose of staging the cancer.

Origin:

American College of Surgeons 2002. Facility Oncology Registry Data Standards (FORDS), 2009 revision. Commission on Cancer

American College of Surgeons 1998. Standards of the Commission on Cancer: Registry Operations and Data Standards (ROADS), Volume II. Commission on Cancer

Comments:
Collected to identify the edition number of the staging scheme source. Cancer stage is an important determinant of treatment and prognosis, and is used to evaluate new treatments and analyse outcomes. Survival analysis is adjusted by stage at diagnosis and distribution of cancer cases by type and stage.

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