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Question 20020002
Inquiry Details
References:
SEER Program Code Man, 3rd Ed, 121. January 1998
Question:
Date Therapy Initiated: What date should be entered in Date Therapy Initiated when treatment follows a surgical procedure that is not coded under Surgery of Primary Site? See discussion.
Discussion:
If a patient has a surgical procedure that is not coded in the Surgery of Primary Site field and then the patient undergoes additional first course of treatment, such as radiation therapy, how should the Date Therapy Initiated field be coded?
Answer:
In this example, code the Date Therapy Initiated field to the date of the first surgical procedure. If a SEER edit is triggered, please notify us.
Cancer Site Category:
N/A
Data Item Category:
Date therapy initiated
Other Category:
N/A
Year:
2002
