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Framework that allows defining file formats (layouts) and use them to read and write data files.
Alternate Name
Item#
Length
Source of Standard
Column #
Underlying Cause of Death (SEER)
Underlying Cause of Death (ICD Code) (pre-96 CoC)
1910
4
SEER
2269-2272
Description
Official cause of death as coded from the death certificate in valid ICD-7, ICD-8, ICD-9, and ICD-10 codes.
Rationale
Cause of death is used for calculation of adjusted survival rates by the life table method. The adjustment corrects for deaths other than from the diagnosed cancer.
Special codes in addition to ICD-7, ICD-8, ICD-9, and ICD-10 (refer to SEER Program Code Manual for additional instructions.)
0000
Patient alive at last contact
7777
State death certificate not available
7797
State death certificate available but underlying cause of death is not coded
Note: This data item is no longer supported by CoC (as of January 1, 2003).