START DATE (ANTI-CANCER DRUG REGIMEN)

Format/Length:See DATE 
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Notes:
START DATE (ANTI-CANCER DRUG REGIMEN) is the same as attribute ACTIVITY DATE where the ACTIVITY DATE TIME TYPE is National Code 'Start Date' of the Anti-Cancer Drug Regimen.

This should be recorded if the first definitive treatment is chemotherapy and/or other anti-cancer drug treatments.

START DATE (ANTI-CANCER DRUG REGIMEN) is the ACTIVITY DATE of the Anti-Cancer Drug Programme where the Planned Cancer Treatment is for PLANNED CANCER TREATMENT TYPE National Code 03 'Chemotherapy' or 04 'Hormone therapy' and FIRST DEFINITIVE TREATMENT PROVIDED is classification a. 'first definitive treatment provided'.

From 01 January 2009, this data element is no longer used in the National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set.  It may still be used in other data sets or collected locally if required.

 

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pluralSTART DATES (ANTI-CANCER DRUG REGIMEN)