Coding Instructions

• General Rules (Part I, Section 1) (8475K PDF)
• Lab Tests, Tumor Markers, and Site-Specific Factor Notes (Part 1, Section 2) (8290K PDF)
• Part II: Collaborative Staging and Coding Manual, Part II, version 02.02.00 (April 2010)

CSv2 Implementation Guide (595K PDF) - updated July 8, 2010

• Word Version of Implementation Guide (1805K DOC)
• Release Notes (30K DOC)

Instructions for highlighting and adding notes to PDF (940K PDF)

• CSv2 Tables Used in Stage Derivation (55K XLS) - updated June 25, 2010

Organization Recommendations and Requirements for Implementation of CS Version 02.02.00

Each standard-setting group has specific requirements and recommendations for implementation of CS Version 2. Click on the links below to download the individual requirements. Where necessary, refer to individual program or central cancer registry requirements for additional information.

• Commission on Cancer (CoC) (85K PDF) - updated April 29, 2010
• CoC SSF Requirements for 2010 (60K XLS) - updated June 25, 2010
• National Cancer Institute–Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program (NCI-SEER) (15K PDF)
• SEER Required SSFs for 2010 (280K PDF)
  • Changes to SEER Requirements - updated June 2, 2010
    1. Color Legend Grey: Obsolete-not coded in CSv2 (instead of Obsolete-not collected)
    2. GISTSmallIntestine SSF1: Marked as Grey/Obsolete-now blank/white (not defined)
    3. Skin SSF1: Colored as yellow with question marks. Now Color Green/Measured Thickness (Depth)
    4. SkinEyelid: Colored as Red for required staging. Now blank/white (not required for collection)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Program of Cancer Registries (CDC/NPCR) (40K PDF)
• Canadian Council of Cancer Registries (Statistics Canada–Canadian Cancer Registry) (65K PDF)
• Canadian Council of Cancer Registries SSF Requirements (60K PDF)

Revised July 8, 2010

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