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CodeSystem: NKRS - Method of First Detection

Summary

Defining URL:http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-crl/CodeSystem/nkrs-methodfirstdetection
Version:0.9.0
Name:NkrsMethodFirstDetection
Title:NKRS - Method of First Detection
Status:Active as of 2022-02-04 02:14:21+0100
Definition:

The data item records the method or circumstance by which the case came to medical attention and the cancer was first diagnosed.

Method of first detection (Variable number: 2.6) in 'NATIONAL CANCER DATA DICTIONARY, V 1.1, Part A, BASIC VARIABLES for Adults, Adolescents, and Children (23.12.2019)' (EN, DE, FR, IT)

Publisher:Bundesamt für Gesundheit BAG
Copyright:

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Content:Complete: All the concepts defined by the code system are included in the code system resource
Value Set:http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-crl/ValueSet/nkrs-methodfirstdetection ( is the value set for all codes in this code system)
Source Resource:XML / JSON / Turtle

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

This code system http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-crl/CodeSystem/nkrs-methodfirstdetection defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
1 Clinical symptomsClinical symptoms related to the tumour.
2 Incidental discoveryDiagnosis on the occasion of surveillance/treatment for another disease, incl. tumour aftercare for a previous primary tumour, routine medical consultation/routine check-up, surgery.
3 Organised screening programScreening programmes organized at national or regional level, with an explicit policy, that includes several essential elements from target population to treatment. Screening refers to a targeted examination/search for an asymptomatic tumour.
4 Opportunistic screeningScreening outside an organized or population-based screening programme, as a result of, for example, a recommendation made during a routine medical consultation/check-up for the woman, on the basis of a possibly increased risk for developing cervical cancer or by self-referral. Screening refers to a targeted examination/search for an asymptomatic tumour.
5 Self-examinationUse this code if it is known that the chain of events leading to a diagnosis of cancer was a self-exam by the patient (e.g. a lump in the breasts, or a skin lesion).
6 Death with autopsyCancer diagnosed after death.
7 Death without autopsyCancer diagnosed after death.
8 Other