Cancer Pathway
A Cancer Pathway is the PATIENT’s journey from the initial suspicion of cancer through Clinical Investigations, PATIENT DIAGNOSIS and treatment.
Description
A Cancer Pathway is a PATIENT PATHWAY.
A Cancer Pathway is the PATIENT's journey from the initial suspicion of cancer through Clinical Investigations, PATIENT DIAGNOSIS and treatment.
This could be by:
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Initial referral to a hospital specialist by the PATIENT's GENERAL PRACTITIONER
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Assessment in an Emergency Care Department
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Assessment when the PATIENT is already in the hospital system with an acute illness or an earlier PATIENT DIAGNOSIS
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Identification through one of the Screening Programmes.
For the following data sets, types of Cancer Pathway include:
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | Cancer Pathways |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Data Element | CANCER REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIOD START DATE | references in description Cancer Pathway |
| Attribute | CANCER TREATMENT EVENT TYPE | references in description Cancer Pathway |
| NHS Business Definition | Cancer Faster Diagnosis Pathway | references in description Cancer Pathway |
| NHS Business Definition | Cancer Pathway | references in description Cancer Pathway |
| NHS Business Definition | Consultant Upgrade | references in description Cancer Pathway |
| Attribute | HOLISTIC NEEDS ASSESSMENT POINT OF PATHWAY FOR CANCER | references in description Cancer Pathway |
| NHS Business Definition | Non Primary Cancer Pathway | references in description Cancer Pathway |
| Attribute | PERSONALISED CARE AND SUPPORT PLANNING POINT OF CANCER PATHWAY | references in description Cancer Pathway |
| NHS Business Definition | Primary Cancer Pathway | references in description Cancer Pathway |
| NHS Business Definition | Rapid Diagnostic Centre Pathway | references in description Cancer Pathway |
