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Verified Outcomes โ€“ First Cancer and Related Variables

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Documented dates and other information related to first cancer event. This page combines variable and description information from all three curated datasets.

Source files (on external FHS website):

Source DataCurated DataDescription
d_datefirst_cancer_dateFirst diagnosis date of tumor or cancer
TOPOtopo_cancerTopography - describes site - corresponds to first three digits of topography code WHO ICD-O
LOCATIONlocation_cancerLocation - describes subdivision of site - corresponds to fourth digit of topography code WHO ICD-O
HISThist_cancerHistology or morphology - describes cell histopathology - corresponds to four digit morphology code WHO ICD-O