California Cancer Reporting System Standards Volume I: Abstracting and Coding Procedures for Hospitals
The staff of the Production Automation and Quality Control (PAQC) Unit of the California Cancer Registry (CCR) present the fifteenth edition, of Cancer Reporting in California: Abstracting and Coding Procedures for Hospitals, Volume I, dated March 2015. Volume I is being presented in an interactive fully searchable HTML version. It is our intention to offer a Self-extracting, version for download. The self-extracting version of Volume I will be released shortly. Changes to this document that are specific only to the 2015 Data Changes are identified through the use of yellow highlighting.
As was the case in 2014, the changes for 2015 are relatively minor. Essentially, we have added the additional coding changes to the Sex field, provided clarifications and examples to Class of Case, and have combined much of the AJCC section in preparation for upcoming TNM additions. The AJCC section was renamed “AJCC TNM Staging”. The reportability guide was modified to include Carcinoid Tumors of the Appendix. Please refer to the document titled “Cancer Reporting in California: Abstracting and Coding Procedures for Hospitals, California Cancer Reporting System Standards, Volume I, Changes and Clarifications –15th Edition, March 2015”, for data field specifics. This document will provide a detailed summary of the changes in Volume I and is posted to the CCR web site.
I want to acknowledge Mary Brant, CTR as the lead for the revision of Volume I for 2015, as well as Donna Hansen, CTR for providing mentorship and guidance, and Rajiv Kairon for his technical expertise and editorial assistance. Thank you also to the following PAQC Unit staff for their review, suggestions and assistance in revising this document: Jenna Mazreku, CTR, Marilyn Scocozza, CTR, Ayse Turkseven, CTR, and Ben Wormeli.
Reporting facilities in California should direct any corrections, comments, and suggestions regarding this document to their regional registry. The regional registry will send/forward this information to the CCR. If individuals or facilities that are not part of the California reporting system need copies of Volume I, they may download the Self-extracting version of Volume I from the California Cancer Registry web site.
Thank you for your continued commitment to ensure that the CCR data is of the highest quality. The data you provide remains the cornerstone of the California Cancer Registry.
Cheryl Moody, B.A., CTR
Production Automation and Quality Control Unit Manager