California Cancer Reporting System Standards Volume I: Abstracting and Coding Procedures
Cancer-directed treatment with hormones and anti-hormones must be coded in the appropriate data field and must always have corresponding text documentation for all sites.
Report cancer directed use of adrenocorticotropic hormones for treatment of leukemias, lymphomas, multiple myelomas, and breast and prostate cancers. But report as hormone therapy any hormonal agent that is given in combination with chemotherapy (e.g., MOPP or COPP) for cancer of any site whether it affects the cancer cells or not.
For cases diagnosed 1/1/2005 forward, registrars must use SEER*Rx, for coding systemic treatment (i.e. chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and immunotherapy).
SEER*Rx is the downloadable, interactive antineoplastic drug database that replaces SEER Self-Instructional Manual Book 8, Antineoplastic Drugs.
The software can be downloaded from the SEER*Rx Web Site.