Primary and Secondary Clinical/Health Related
Data Associated with Each Specimen

Cancer Registry

  • Cancer topology and morphology
  • Stage at diagnosis
  • Year of diagnosis
  • Patient demographics (age, race, sex)
  • First course of treatment
  • Outcomes (survival, recurrence)
  • Secondary malignancies

Hospital/Physician Claims

  • Longitudinal (pre- and post-diagnosis)
  • ICD-9 for co-morbid conditions
  • CPTs for all treatment
    • Detailed chemotherapy information
    • Radiation therapy
    • Surgical Procedures
  • Cost, charges, and reimbursement

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Health Related Survey Information Collected at Diagnosis

  • Health risk behaviors
  •  Smoking
  •  Alcohol
  •  Hormones
  •  Diet and exercise
  •  Family history of cancer
  •  Medical history
  •  General health status (MOS SF 8)

 

See also Tissue Bank Database
 

    
     

 

A VCUHS collaboration including the Massey Cancer Center and Departments of Pathology, Surgery, and Internal Medicine

Carleton Garrett, MD, PhD; Catherine Dumur, PhD; Lynne Penberthy, MD, MPH
last updated March 20, 2007 | Contact Us