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Abstracting and Coding References

AJCC Cancer Staging Manual

AJCC (American Joint Committee on Cancer). 8th ed. New York: Springer-Verlag, 2017.

AJCC Cancer Staging Manual

AJCC (American Joint Committee on Cancer). 7th ed. New York: Springer-Verlag, 2010.

Standards of the Commission on Cancer Volume II: Facility Oncology Registry Data Standards (FORDS)

ACoS (American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer). Revised for 2016 [Chicago]: Incorporates all updates since FORDS was originally published in July 2002. Released January 1, 2016.

https://www.facs.org/quality-programs/cancer/ncdb/registrymanuals/cocmanuals/fordsmanual.

SEER Summary Stage 2000

SEER Summary Staging Manual – 2000, Updated December, 2012.

http://seer.cancer.gov/tools/ssm/

SEER Program Coding and Staging Manual 2016

Adamo M, Dickie L, Ruhl J,  (eds). 2016 SEER Program Coding and Staging Manual. National Cancer Institute,

NIH Publication number 11-5581, Bethesda, MD. Revised for 2017.

http://seer.cancer.gov/tools/codingmanuals/

International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O)

Fritz, A., Percy, C. et al, eds. 3rd ed. Geneva; World Health Organization, 2000.

2007 Multiple Primary and Histology Coding Rules Manual

SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program). [Bethesda]: National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, January 01, 2007. Released August 24, 2012.

http://seer.cancer.gov/tools/mphrules/index.html

Hematopoietic Database (Hematopoietic DB)

SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program). [www.seer.cancer.gov] Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Database, with 2010 and 2012 combined, and revisions for 2014, Released January 14, 2015.

Hematopoietic Coding Manual

Johnson CH, Ruhl J, Adamo M, Dickie L (eds.), [Bethesda]: Hematopoietic Coding Manual, National Cancer Institute. Updated January 14, 2015.

Collaborative Staging Data Collection System Coding Instructions

Collaborative Stage Work Group of the American Joint Committee on Cancer. Collaborative Stage Data Collection System Coding Instructions, version 02.05, Revised March 20, 2014.

https://cancerstaging.org/cstage/coding/Pages/Version-02.05.aspx

SEER*Rx Version 3.2.0. The Cancer Registrar’s Interactive Antineoplastic Drug Database

SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program). [Bethesda]: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Services, National Institutes of Health, 2007 (applicable for cases diagnosed January 1, 2005 forward). Released May 26, 2016

http://seer.cancer.gov/tools/seerrx/index.html

Data Collection of Primary Central Nervous System Tumors

http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/npcr/pdf/btr/braintumorguide.pdf

Helpful references, although not necessary for abstracting and coding, include the following:

California Cancer Registry Inquiry System

California Cancer Registry, UC Davis Health System

https://paqc.ccr.ca.gov/

California Cancer Registry – Registrar Education and Training (Includes: Q-Tips, CCR Knowledge Series, Data changes, and more)

California Cancer Registry, UC Davis Health System http://ccr.ca.gov/Cancer_Reporting/Registrar_Resources/Registrar_Education.shtml

Ask a SEER Registrar

http://seer.cancer.gov/registrars/contact.html

SEER Inquiry System (SINQ): Resolved Questions

SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program)

http://seer.cancer.gov/seerinquiry/index.php

CAnswer Forum

Commission on Cancer, American College of Surgeons

http://cancerbulletin.facs.org/forums/content.php

A Cancer Registrar's Guide to Collecting Industry and Occupation

Department of Health and Human Services

Centers of Disease Control and Prevention

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2011-173/

Historical SEER Staging and Coding Manuals

For Historical SEER Staging and Coding Manuals, please visit: http://seer.cancer.gov/tools/codingmanuals/historical.html

SEER:  Data Collection Answers from the CoC, NPCR, SEER Technical Workgroups, Posted August 3, 2011

http://seer.cancer.gov/registrars/data-collection.html

WHO Classification of Tumors of Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues

Edited by H. Swerdlow, E. Campo, et al.  4^th ed.   IARC, Lyon 2008

Cancer Registrar Training: http://seer.cancer.gov/training/index.html

The following training resources are available for cancer registrars.

• Hematopoietic & Lymphoid Neoplasms Online Training Educational recordings of presentations for the hematopoietic and lymphoid neoplasms project.

• Multiple Primary and Histology Coding Rules Training - Recordings of the online MP/H Rules Training sessions.

• SEER*Educate – Online training platform for cancer registry professionals.

• SEER's Training Web Site - Web-based training modules for cancer registration and surveillance.

• SEER Self Instructional Manuals for Tumor Registrars - A collection of instructional manuals in PDF format.

• SEER's Training Web Site - Web-based training modules for cancer registration and surveillance.

• SEER Advanced Topics for Registry Professionals - An event that provides advanced training in data collection and coding.

• Shambaugh, E., ed-in-chief.  [Bethesda]: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, various years:  

1. • Book One - Objectives and Functions of a Tumor Registry (1999)

   • Book Two - Cancer Characteristics and Selection of Cases (1991)

   • Book Three - Tumor Registrar Vocabulary: The Composition of Medical Terms (1992)

   • Book Four - Human Anatomy as Related to Tumor Formation (1995)

   • Book Five - Abstracting a Medical Record: Patient Identification, History, and Examinations (1993)

   • Book Seven - Statistics and Epidemiology for Tumor Registrars (1994)

U.S. Postal Service National Zip Code & Post Office Directory.

http://www.usps.com/