Bowel cancer diagnosed cluster

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:

Data Set Specification

METeOR identifier:

732518

Registration status:

Health, Standard 05/02/2021

DSS type:

Data Element Cluster

Scope:

The Bowel cancer diagnosed cluster comprises a set of standardised data definitions used for monitoring people that have received a bowel cancer diagnosis.

This metadata set is not mandated for collection, i.e. it reflects best practice when collecting data in relation to bowel screening rather than a nationally mandated set of data items that must be provided.

It is intended to be used by the National Cancer Screening Register. It can also be used by a wider range of health and health-related professionals who collect and/or use the data in relation to the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.

Collection and usage attributes

Statistical unit:

Persons who answered yes in relation to having a cancer diagnosis.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:

Supersedes Bowel cancer diagnosed cluster Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2021–22 Health, Standard 05/02/2021

Parent DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2021 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2022 *Conditional obligation:* Reporting of the data elements in this cluster is conditional upon people who have or will be participating in Bowel cancer screening programs answering 'Yes' to the Patient—cancer status, code N data element.

Metadata items in this Data Set Specification

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Seq No.	Metadata item	Obligation	Max occurs
1	Person with cancer—primary site of cancer, topography code (ICD-O-3) ANN.N	Mandatory	1
2	Patient—diagnosis date of cancer, DDMMYYYY	Mandatory	1
3	Cancer staging—cancer staging scheme source, code N[N] *DSS specific information:* The data element is used to derive a value describing the patient's colorectal cancer clinico-pathological stage.	Mandatory	1
4	Cancer staging—staging basis of cancer, code A *DSS specific information:* The data element is used to derive a value describing the patient's colorectal cancer clinico-pathological stage.	Mandatory	1
5	Person with cancer—extent of primary cancer, TNM stage (UICC TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours, 8th ed) code X[XX] *DSS specific information:* The data element is used to derive a value describing the patient's colorectal cancer clinico-pathological stage.	Mandatory	1
6	Episode of admitted patient care—admission date, DDMMYYYY *Conditional obligation:* Conditional on the person being admitted for care as a result of their bowel cancer diagnosis	Conditional	1

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