Definition
The type of treatment administered during the course of treatment for cancer, 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
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 descriptionOrigin:Commission on Cancer, American College of Surgeons
New South Wales Health DepartmentComments: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 DepartmentThis content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.