Enhancing Data Systems to Improve the Quality of Cancer Care (2000)
Chapter: Appendix E: Reporting Requirements, NPCR, NCDB, SEER
Section Three: Comparison of Data Sets
DEFINITIONS
Required Data Set (R)
Commission-approved programs must record the required data set items using the codes and definitions specified in the ROADS.
Supplementary Data Set (S)
The supplementary data set contains additional data items that are important for the efficient operation of a cancer registry. The Commission recommends that the supplementary data set be collected.
Optional Data Set (O)
The optional data set includes items that may be of interest to specific institutions or groups.
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER)
Required data elements for a central registry affiliated with the National Cancer Institute's SEER Program.
National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)
Required and recommended data elements for state cancer registries participating in the National Program of Cancer Registries of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
COMPARISON OF DATA SETS
An (x) indicates that the item is part of the data set.
* At the time of publication, it is unknown if the organization will collect this data item.
