LOINC long common name : Stage group.clinical Cancer;
LOINC short name : Stg grp.clinical Cancer;
LOINC description : Detailed site-specific codes for the clinical stage group as defined by AJCC and recorded
by the physician. Pathologic, clinical, and other stage data are given three separate
areas in the NAACCR Data Exchange Record Layout. COC requires that AJCC TNM staging
be used in its approved cancer programs. AJCC developed its staging system for evaluating
trends in the treatment and control of cancer. This staging is used by physicians
to estimate prognosis, to plan treatment, to evaluate new types of therapy, to analyze
outcome, to design follow-up strategies, and to assess early detection results...
NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11;