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Challenges in surveillance of all cancer cases: The Chilean National Cancer Registry

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National Cancer Registry fields in diagnosis resolution.
FieldDescription
Region/referral health serviceWhere the clinical resolution committee was performed, expressed according to region and health service. By default, the region or health service of the registered professional is displayed (required)
Referring facilityFacility where the morphology confirmation was performed. By default, the facility of the registered professional is displayed (required)
Region/health service of the committeeFacility where the committee resolution will be performed. By default, the region or health service of the registered professional is displayed (required)
Committee’s establishmentFacility where the committee resolution will be performed. By default, the establishment of the registered professional is displayed (required)
ICD-10 categoryThe category is the three-character key or code corresponding to a disease or diagnostic term. No rules (required)
ICD-10The coding of the disease with ICD-10 categories (required)
Committee dateFirst committee to which the patient presents. By default, this is the date on which the record was made. No rules (required)
Age at diagnosisAge of the patient when diagnosed with cancer
Tumor originEstablish whether it is primary, unknown, recurrence, or multiple. If recurrence is selected, the "site of recurrence" field is displayed (required)
ExtentCancer spread location. The extent grade described in the APA report is based on ICD-O. No rules (required)
LateralityIt is registered in paired organs. Options: Right, Left, Bilateral, or Unknown (required)
ECOG scaleScale with rating from 0 to 5 used in oncology patients. It assesses the evolution of autonomy capabilities, which is important for defining treatment. No rules (required)
Diagnosis statementExamination and/or document confirming the presence of the neoplasm. No rules (required)
Stage levelThe extent to which cancer has spread in the body. No rules (required)
Stage categoryCategories that accompany the cancer according to its stage. No rules (required)
Clinical TSize and extent of the primary tumor before treatments and surgeries. No rules (required)
Clinical NLymph node extension before treatments and surgeries. No rules (required)
Clinical MIndicates whether metastases were present before treatments and surgeries. No rules (required)
Pathologic TSize and extent of the primary tumor. No rules (required)
Pathologic NCancer extension. No rules (required)
Pathologic MIndicate the presence of metastases. No rules (required)
Treatment intentionRegister scheduled treatments: palliative, curative, survival, and others. There are no rules. If survival is selected, the treatment option is disabled by "Non-Oncologic Surgery"
Type of treatmentValue selection: oncologic surgery; chemotherapy; external radiation therapy; immunotherapy; hormone therapy; observation; no treatment; brachytherapy; pain relief; non-oncologic surgery; target therapy; iodine therapy; bone marrow transplantation
CommentsRecord extra-committee decisions. Supports up to 200 characters, including spaces

ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition. ECOG, East Cooperative Oncology Group. T, size, and extent of the tumor. N, number of affected lymph nodes. M, presence of metastases. ICD-O, International Classification of Diseases. APA, American Psychiatric Association.

Source: Prepared by the authors.