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        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).

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