California Cancer Reporting System Standards Volume I: Abstracting and Coding Procedures
Cancer is defined by the Health and Safety Code for registry purposes, as "all malignant neoplasms, regardless of the tissue of origin, including malignant lymphoma, Hodgkin disease, and leukemia, but excluding basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin."
Benign and uncertain behavior intracranial and central nervous system (CNS) tumors became reportable along with newly reportable histologies published in ICD-O-3. This applies to cases diagnosed January 1, 2001, and forward.
The CCR establishes an official list of reportable neoplasms annually.
A reportable cancer or tumor must be reported to the CCR if it is diagnosed by any physician/health care practitioner, including:
Pathologist
Radiologist
Surgeon
Dentist
Podiatrist
Any other healthcare practitioner diagnosing or providing treatment for cancer patients. Examples: Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP).
Carcinoma in situ (including squamous cell and adenocarcinoma) of the cervix and CIN III (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, grade III) are no longer reportable to the CCR. This applies to cases diagnosed January 1, 1996, and forward.