TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER)
TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) is the Start Date of the first, second or subsequent cancer treatment given to a PATIENT who is receiving care for a cancer condition.
Format / Length
an10 CCYY-MM-DD
Description
TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) is the same as attribute ACTIVITY DATE.
TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) is the Start Date of the first, second or subsequent cancer treatment given to a PATIENT who is receiving care for a cancer condition.
If the CANCER TREATMENT MODALITY is recorded as National Code 'Surgery', the TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) is the same as START DATE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) of the related admission.
TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) is also the End Date of a Cancer Referral To Treatment Period.
A Cancer Referral To Treatment Period will end on the same date as the TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) where First Definitive Treatment is given, unless cancer was discounted when the PATIENT was first seen (in which case the Cancer Referral To Treatment Period is ended at DATE FIRST SEEN).
If a PATIENT declines all treatment and the CANCER TREATMENT MODALITY is recorded as National Code 'All treatment declined', then the TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) should be recorded as the date upon which the PATIENT made this decision.
For the National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set, TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) is for a cancer condition with a PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS (ICD) code defined by NHS England. The full list of diagnosis codes can be found on the NHS England website at: Cancer Waiting Times.
Also Known As
This data element is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | TREATMENT START DATES (CANCER) |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Attribute | CANCER CARE SETTING FOR TREATMENT | references in description TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) |
| Attribute | CANCER CARE SPELL DELAY REASON | references in description TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) |
| Data Element | CANCER CARE SPELL DELAY REASON (DECISION TO TREATMENT) | references in description TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) |
| Data Element | CANCER CARE SPELL DELAY REASON (REFERRAL TO TREATMENT) | references in description TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) |
| Data Element | CANCER CARE SPELL DELAY REASON COMMENT (DECISION TO TREATMENT) | references in description TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) |
| Data Element | CANCER CARE SPELL DELAY REASON COMMENT (REFERRAL TO TREATMENT) | references in description TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) |
| NHS Business Definition | Cancer Care Spell Delay | references in description TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) |
| Data Set | Cancer Outcomes and Services Data Set - Core | references in description TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) |
| NHS Business Definition | Cancer Referral To Treatment Period | references in description TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) |
| NHS Business Definition | Cancer Treatment Period | references in description TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) |
| Data Set | National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set | references in description TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) |
| Supporting Information | National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set Scenarios | references in description TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) |
| Data Element | ORGANISATION SITE IDENTIFIER (OF PROVIDER CANCER TREATMENT START DATE) | references in description TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) |
| Data Element | TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) | references in description TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) |
| Data Element | WAITING TIME ADJUSTMENT (TREATMENT) | references in description TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) |
