This is an indicator that the Planned Cancer Treatment was provided as the first definitive treatment or intervention which was intended to remove or shrink a cancer tumour, to enable an anti-cancer treatment and/or to palliate the effects of the cancer.
Classification:
| a. | first definitive treatment provided |
| b. | not first definitive treatment provided |
References: The NHS National Cancer Waiting Times, Department of Health, Data Set Change Notice 22/2002.
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | FIRST DEFINITIVE TREATMENT PROVIDED |