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Definition

The type of treatment administered during the course of treatment for cancer, as represented by a code.

Components

Data Element (this item)

Comments

Guide for use:

All treatments administered to the patient during the course of cancer treatment should be recorded.

When the patient has received treatment for cancer and codes 1 to 7 are recorded, the relevant treatment information for each treatment modality should also be collected.

Cancer-directed treatments administered to the patient during the course of treatment that cannot be characterised as surgery, radiotherapy or systemic therapy according to the definitions in this data set specification, are recorded separately in the data element Other cancer treatment description

Origin:

Commission on Cancer, American College of Surgeons

New South Wales Health Department

Comments:
The collection of specific treatment information is useful to evaluate patterns of care, the effectiveness of different treatment modalities, and treatment by patient outcome.

References

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

Public Health Division 2001. NSW Clinical Cancer Data Collection for Outcomes and Quality. Data Dictionary Version 1. Sydney: NSW Health Department
This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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