* indicates required field
Length: 8
Source of Standard: SEER
Section Name: Treatment-1st Course
Record Types: A, M, C, I
XML NAACCR ID: dateInitialRxSeer
Parent XML Element: Tumor
Alternate Names:
- Date Therapy Initiated (SEER)
- Date Started (SEER)
- Date of Initial RX--SEER
Required Status:
NPCR Collect: R#* - Required; when available; Central registries may code available data using either SEER or CoC data items and associated rules
CoC Collect: . - No recommendations
SEER Collect: R - Required
CCCR Collect: . - No recommendations
Description:
Date of initiation of the first course therapy for the tumor being reported, using the SEER definition of first course. See also Date 1st Crs RX CoC [1270]. See Chapter V, Unresolved Issues, for further discussion of the difference between SEER and CoC items. See Data Descriptor Table for date format.
Formerly Date of Initial RX--SEER.
Clarification:
Clarification of NPCR Required Status
Central registries funded by NPCR are required to collect either Date Initial RX SEER [1260] or Date 1st Crs RX CoC [1270].
Format:
YYYYMMDD
Item Data Type:
date
Allowable Values
Valid dates