American Cancer Society

American College of Surgeons

American Joint Committee on Cancer

Staging system devised by the American College of Surgeons. Permits consistency in describing extent of neoplastic diseases In different anatomical parts, systems and organs

Diagnosed and treated at Decatur General Hospital after reference date

Diagnosed and treated at Decatur General Hospital previous to reference date

Diagnosed and first treated elsewhere other than Decatur General Hospital

Computerized software system used to maintain information on the cancer patient and to compile statistical reports for the Cancer Committee

Information collected and stored on computer on each individual patient

International Classification of Disease for Oncology WHO (World Health Organization) standard codes for primary sites and morphology of cancer

National Cancer Database. Data collected by the Commission on cancer annually. Data is collected from all American College of Surgeons approved programs.

International Classification of Diseases coding term meaning Not Otherwise Specified. Used to denote that the subsite of a primary site was not specified.

Patient Care Evaluation Studies used by the Cancer Committee to assess quality of care and to make decisions regarding care of the cancer patient. The Cancer Committee is required by ACOS to perform two PCE Studies per year

January 1, 1992. Date information was formally placed into the database on each cancer patient at Decatur General Hospital