LOINC long common name : Hormone treatment Cancer;
LOINC short name : Hormone Rx Cancer;
LOINC description : Records whether systemic hormonal agents were administered as first-course treatment
at any facility, or the reason they were not given. Hormone therapy consists of a
group of drugs that may affect the long-term control of a cancer's growth. It is not
usually used as a curative measure. Systemic therapy may involve the administration
of one or a combination of agents. This data item allows for the evaluation of the
administration of hormonal agents as part of the first course of therapy... NAACCR
Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11;