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Data Standards and Data Dictionary

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Length: 8
Source of Standard: SEER/CoC
Section Name: Cancer Identification
Record Types: A, M, C, I

XML NAACCR ID: dateOfDiagnosis

Parent XML Element: Tumor

Alternate Names:

  • Date of Initial Diagnosis (CoC)

Required Status:

NPCR Collect: R - Required
CoC Collect: R - Required
SEER Collect: R - Required
CCCR Collect: R - Required

Description:

Date of initial diagnosis by a recognized medical practitioner for the tumor being reported whether clinically or microscopically confirmed. See Chapter X for date format.

For more discussion on determining date of diagnosis, consult the SEER Program Coding and Staging Manual or CoC STORE manual.

Format:

YYYYMMDD

Item Data Type:

date

Allowable Values

Valid date