Person—cancer screening test type, bowel cancer code N
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Bowel cancer screening test type |
| METEOR identifier: | 529838 |
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| Definition: | The type of cancer screening test the person receives to determine whether further testing is required to diagnose bowel cancer, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Person—cancer screening test type |
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| Representation class: | Code | ||||||
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| Data type: | Number | ||||||
| Format: | N | ||||||
| Maximum character length: | 1 | ||||||
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| Guide for use: | At present, the faecal occult blood test (FOBT) is the primary means by which bowel cancer screening is undertaken. FOBTs are accepted as the primary screening tool for bowel cancer by a large number of countries. This value domain has been constructed to allow the future inclusion of additional screening test types should the need arise. Other test types may be added to this value domain if/when they become available. The FOBT is a self-administered test to detect blood in bowel motions, but does not detect bowel cancer itself. A pathologist classifies a FOBT as positive if blood is detected in the sample, as the presence of blood may indicate abnormal growths within the bowel. Participants who have a positive FOBT test are recommended to have a diagnostic assessment to look for polyps or cancerous growths. | ||||||
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| Guide for use: | At present, the faecal occult blood test (FOBT) is the primary means by which bowel cancer screening is undertaken. Other test types may be added to this data element if/when they become available. | ||||||
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| Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Person—cancer screening test type, bowel cancer code N
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