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Cancer Site Definitions

The cancer sites available in CiNAExplorer are primarily defined using the SEER Site Recode ICD-O-3/WHO 2008 variable. However, there are additional sites included that are defined below and are based on specific behaviors and/or histologies, and only valid for specific years.

Combined Cancer Site Groupings

HPV Associated Sites

The following cancer site definitions are used to define the HPV Associated Sites group based on the HPV Associated Sites as defined by CDC.
All cancer diagnoses for this group are microscopically confirmed.

Anus (squamous cell carcinoma)
  • Primary site code(s): C210-C212, C218
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8050-8084 and 8120-8131
Cervix
  • Primary site code(s): C53.0-53.9
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8010-8671 and 8940-8941
Oral Cavity and Pharynx
  • Primary site code(s): C001.9, C002.4, C002.8, C005.1, C005.2, C009.0, C009.1, C009.8-C009.9, C010.0-C010.4, C010.8-C010.9, C014.0, C014.2, C014.8
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8050-8086 and 8120-8131
Penis (squamous cell carcinoma)
  • Primary site code(s): C60.0-C60.9
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8050-8084 and 8120-8131
Vagina (squamous cell carcinoma)
  • Primary site code(s): C52.9
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8050-8084 and 8120-8131

Vulva (squamous cell carcinoma)
  • Primary site code(s): C51.0-C51.9
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8050-8084 and 8120-8131

Tobacco Associated Sites1

The following cancer site definitions are used to define the Tobacco Associated Sites group.
The cancer sites included, with the exception of Acute Myeloid Leukemia, are restricted to histology codes 8000-9049, 9056-9139, and 9141-9589 (excluding mesothelioma, Kaposi sarcoma, and hematopoietic cancers)

Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 9840, 9861, 9865-9867, 9869, 9871-9874, 9895-9898, 9910-9911, and 9920
Cervix
  • Primary site code(s): C53.0-53.9
Colon and Rectum
  • Primary site code(s): C18.0-20.9 and C26.0
Esophagus
  • Primary site code(s): C15.0-C15.9
Kidney and Renal Pelvis
  • Primary site code(s): C64.9-65.9
Larynx
  • Primary site code(s): C32.0-32.9
Liver
  • Primary site code(s): C22.0
Oral Cavity and Pharynx
  • Primary site code(s): C00.0-C14.8
Pancreas
  • Primary site code(s): C25.0-25.9
Stomach
  • Primary site code(s): C16.0-16.9
Trachea, Lung and Bronchus
  • Primary site code(s): C33.9-34.9
Urinary Bladder
  • Primary site code(s): C67.0-67.9

1 US Department of Health and Human Services. The health consequences of smoking-50 years of progress: a report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC; 2014.

Screenable Cancers

The following cancer site definitions are used to define the Screenable Cancers group.
The cancer sites in this group are defined using the SEER Site Recode ICD-O-3/WHO 2008 variable.

Breast
Cervix
Colon and Rectum
Lung and Bronchus
Prostate

Obesity Associated Sites

The following cancer site definitions are used to define the Obesity Associated Sites group based on the Obesity and Cancer risk factor guidelines by CDC.

Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
  • Primary site code(s): C15.0–C15.9
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8140–8575
  • Additional restrictions: Microscopically confirmed cases
Gastric Cardia
  • Primary site code(s): C16.0
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8000–9049, 9056–9139, 9141–9589
Colon and Rectum
  • Primary site code(s): C18.0–C20.9, C26.0
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8000–9049, 9056–9139, 9141–9589
Liver
  • Primary site code(s): C22.0
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8000–9049, 9056–9139, 9141–9589
Gallbladder
  • Primary site code(s): C23.9
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8000–9049, 9056–9139, 9141–9589
Pancreas
  • Primary site code(s): C25.0–C25.9
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8000–9049, 9056–9139, 9141–9589
Multiple Myeloma
  • Primary site code(s): C42.1
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 9732
Postmenopausal Female Breast
  • Primary site code(s): C50.0–C50.9
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8000–9049, 9056–9139, 9141–9589
  • Additional restrictions: Female cases only and age at diagnosis ≥ 50
Corpus and uterus, NOS
  • Primary site code(s): C54.0–C54.9, C55.9
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8000–9049, 9056–9139, 9141–9589
Ovary
  • Primary site code(s): C56.9
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8000–9049, 9056–9139, 9141–9589
Kidney
  • Primary site code(s): C64.9
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8000–9049, 9056–9139, 9141–9589
Meningioma
  • Primary site code(s): C70.0-C70.1, 70.9
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 9530-9539
Thyroid
  • Primary site code(s): C73.9
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8000–9049, 9056–9139, 9141–9589

Alcohol Associated Sites

The following cancer site definitions are used to define the Alcohol Associated Sites group based on the Alcohol and Cancer risk factor guidelines by CDC.

Lip, Oral Cavity, Pharynx
  • Primary site code(s): C00.0–C14.8
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8000–9049, 9056–9139, 9141–9589
Esophagus
  • Primary site code(s): C15.0-15.9
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8000–9049, 9056–9139, 9141–9589
Colon and Rectum
  • Primary site code(s): C18.0–C20.9, C26.0
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8000–9049, 9056–9139, 9141–9589
Liver
  • Primary site code(s): C22.0
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8000–9049, 9056–9139, 9141–9589
Larynx
  • Primary site code(s): C32.0–C32.9
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8000–9049, 9056–9139, 9141–9589

Female Breast
  • Primary site code(s): C50.0–C50.9
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8000–9049, 9056–9139, 9141–9589
  • Additional restrictions: Female cases only

Physical Inactivity Associated Sites

The following cancer site definitions are used to define the Physical Inactivity Associated Sites group based on the Physical Activity and Cancer risk factor guidelines by CDC.

Colon
  • Primary site code(s): C18.0–C18.9, C26.0
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8000–9049, 9056–9139, 9141–9589
Postmenopausal Female Breast
  • Primary site code(s): C50.0–C50.9
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8000–9049, 9056–9139, 9141–9589
  • Additional restrictions: Female cases only and age at diagnosis ≥ 50
Corpus and uterus, NOS
  • Primary site code(s): C54.0–C54.9, C55.9
  • ICD-O-3 histology codes: 8000–9049, 9056–9139, 9141–9589

Special Cancer Site Definitions

Brain and ONS (Benign/Borderline)