Describe the type of data captured related to the stage of disease at diagnosis, two different methods of assessing stage, and the usefulness of staging
The stage of disease at diagnosis consists of fields that describe the size and local extension of the primary tumor, whether or not regional lymph nodes are involved with cancer, and whether or not distant metastasis was present when the cancer was diagnosed. Stage can be assessed clinically to assist the clinician in planning treatment and then pathologically to assess the effect of neoadjuvant therapy or the need for adjuvant therapy. Both stages would be recorded in a hospital cancer registry. Staging data is also useful in population-based cancer registries for assessing screening patterns for cancers with effective screening.?
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The report run at the end of the day that reflects all posting activity for that day is called the __________
Fill in the blank with correct word.