Data Dictionary: Socialstyrelsen Cancer Registry

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Variable Name	Definition
AGE	Patient's age at diagnosis
YEAR	Year of diagnosis
BEN*	Indicator for malignant or benign tumor according to morphology. (See link to the regulation)
DBGRUND1	Basis for cause of death information. If clinical or forensic autopsy.
DIADATE	Date when the diagnosis was established
DIADATEN	Date when the diagnosis was established
DIGR*	Type of examination underlying the diagnosis.
DEATHDATE	Date when the patient died, information from the cause of death register
DEATHDATEN	Date when the patient died, information from the cause of death register
EXNR	Counter for breast cancer records in the registry, one line per reported breast cancer tumor.
FIGO	Tumor spread at the time of diagnosis, gynecological tumors.
DOB	Patient's date of birth
DOBN	Patient's date of birth
HEMFR	Patient's registered residence at the time of diagnosis, extrapolated to January 1 of the latest year
HEMFRF	Error code for extrapolating the patient's registered residence
ICD7	Tumor location according to ICD-7, Codes for leukemias and lymphomas according to ICD-8 throughout the period (1958-).
ICD9	Tumor location according to ICD-9
ICDO10	Tumor location according to ICD-O/2 (with some elements of ICD-10)
ICDO3	Tumor location according to ICD-O/3
JNR	Information retrieved from the A-form underlying hospital and diagnostic coding. It may be blank.
CLINIC	The clinic where the patient's diagnosis was established
GENDER	Patient's gender
LKF	Patient's registered residence at the time of diagnosis
M	Tumor spread at the time of diagnosis, distant metastases.
N	Tumor spread at the time of diagnosis, lymph nodes.
OBD1	Tumor identified at autopsy
PAD	Tumor's histopathological diagnosis according to C24.1.
PATH	Diagnosing pathology and cytology department
SSN	Patient's social security number
SSNQ	Variable showing the quality of a social security number (SSN). The variable is created using the standard macro checkssn.
PREP	Number of the histopathological specimen including year
REGION*	Healthcare region
RTBDATUM
MOVDATE	Until 1997, the week when the move was notified; SCB has translated year and week to the first day of each week. From 1998 onwards, the date refers to the day the person reported to the Tax Agency that the move will take place.
SENUTV	Until 1997, the week when the move was notified; SCB has translated year and week to the first day of each week. From 1998 onwards, the date refers to the day the person reported to the Tax Agency that the move will take place.
SIDE*	Side indication for paired organs
HOSPITAL	The healthcare institution where the diagnosis was established
SNOMED3	Tumor's morphological diagnosis according to ICD-O/3
SNOMEDO10	Tumor's morphological diagnosis according to ICD-O/2
T	Tumor spread at the time of diagnosis, tumor size.
TIMEINV	Until 1997, the week when the move was notified; SCB has translated year and week to the first day of each week. From 1998 onwards, the date refers to the day the person reported to the Tax Agency that the move will take place.
TIMEUTV	Until 1997, the week when the move was notified; SCB has translated year and week to the first day of each week. From 1998 onwards, the date refers to the day the person reported to the Tax Agency that the move will take place.
TNMGRUND*	Examination underlying TNM. Pathological is indicated if any of T, N, or M is based on morphological examination. Clinical is indicated when only clinical investigation is the basis and morphological examination is lacking.
TN	Tumor number in chronological order, all reportable tumors. (If the patient has been diagnosed with multiple tumors)
TNMAL	Tumor number in chronological order, only malignant tumors. (If the patient has been diagnosed with multiple tumors)
ULTCASE	The disease/injury that initiated the chain of events that ultimately led to death.