Cancer Reporting in California California Cancer Reporting System Standards, Volume I: Abstracting and Coding Procedures
Seventeenth Edition 2017 Version 1.0, April 2017
Editors: Mary K. Brant, CTR Donna Hansen, CTR
Technical Writer: Rajiv S. Kairon
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Contents and Navigation
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Index
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The above image shows an example of how an entry can be found a number of ways. Note that you can find "Class of Case" listed under "Case" as well as under "Class of Case". Select either option and the associated topic will appear at the top of the page on the right.
The Index is the best way to locate information in this book.
Glossary
This volume also contains a comprehensive, alphabetical Glossary. If you do not know in which chapter to find the information you are seeking, the best place to begin is the Glossary. There is a Glossary entry for every abstracting data field, as well as for other relevant terminology.
The Glossary provides easy navigation by way of "Jump Links" which allow you to jump to any letter of the alphabet. Each Glossary entry also includes a "Back to Top" link to go to the top of the GLossary page, as well as a link to the main topic from which the information in the entry was taken. Also, where there are Codes, Examples, Notes, or Rules which apply to a term, these will be provided in the entry for the term under expanding/collapsing headings. In the image above, the Codes are displayed for "ACoS Approved Flag."
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