Stage.summary at Dx 2000 revised:Type:Pt:Cancer.XXX:Nom: - CISMeF
Stage.summary at Dx 2000 revised:Type:Pt:Cancer.XXX:Nom:LOINC code
Preferred Label : Stage.summary at Dx 2000 revised:Type:Pt:Cancer.XXX:Nom:;
LOINC status : ACTIVE;
LOINC long common name : Summary stage at Dx 2000 revised Cancer;
LOINC short name : SS at Dx 2000 revised Cancer;
LOINC description : Code for summary stage at the initial diagnosis or treatment of the reportable tumor.
For hospital registries, COC requires its use in the absence of a defined AJCC classification.
For site-specific definitions of categories, see SEER Summary Staging Manual 2000.
Summary stage should include all information available through completion of surgery(ies)
in the first course of treatment or within 4 months of diagnosis in the absence of
disease progression, whichever is longer. Stage information is important when evaluating
the effects of cancer control programs. It is crucial in understanding whether changes
over time in incidence rates or outcomes are due to earlier detection of the cancers.
In addition, cancer treatment cannot be studied without knowing the stage at diagnosis...
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