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    1910
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NAACCR XML: Patient.causeOfDeath


Alternate Names

   Underlying Cause of Death (SEER)

   Underlying Cause of Death (ICD Code) (pre-96 CoC)

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.





Note: This data item is no longer supported by CoC (as of January 1, 2003).



Codes

        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

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