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ValueSet: NKRS - Method of First Detection

Summary

Defining URL:http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-crl/ValueSet/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.

Publisher:Bundesamt für Gesundheit BAG
Copyright:

CC-BY-SA-4.0

Source Resource:XML / JSON / Turtle

References

Logical Definition (CLD)

 

Expansion

This value set contains 8 concepts

Expansion based on NKRS - Method of First Detection v0.9.0 (CodeSystem)

All codes in this table are from the system http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-crl/CodeSystem/nkrs-methodfirstdetection

CodeDisplayDefinition
1Clinical symptomsClinical symptoms related to the tumour.
2Incidental 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.
3Organised 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.
4Opportunistic 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.
5Self-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).
6Death with autopsyCancer diagnosed after death.
7Death without autopsyCancer diagnosed after death.
8Other

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies
System The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance)
Display The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments Additional notes about how to use the code