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  1. Which STORE code is used when a patient receives radiation therapy as the first course of treatment?

    Answer: Code 1

    STORE Code 1 indicates that radiation therapy was administered as part of the first course of treatment.

  2. When abstracting surgical treatment, which field captures the most definitive surgery performed on the primary site?

    Answer: RX Summ–Surgery of Primary Site

    The RX Summ–Surgery of Primary Site field records the most definitive surgical procedure performed on the primary cancer site.

  3. What does the term 'first course of treatment' mean in cancer registry abstracting?

    Answer: All treatment given before recurrence or progression

    First course of treatment includes all planned therapy given before disease recurrence, progression, or the start of a new treatment approach.

  4. A patient receives neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery. How should sequence of systemic therapy and surgery be coded?

    Answer: Systemic before surgery

    When chemotherapy precedes surgery, the sequence is coded as systemic therapy before surgery, reflecting actual treatment order.

  5. Which systemic therapy class includes drugs such as tamoxifen and anastrozole used in breast cancer treatment?

    Answer: Hormone therapy

    Tamoxifen and anastrozole are hormone (endocrine) therapy agents that block or reduce estrogen's effect on breast cancer cells.

  6. When a patient refuses all recommended treatment, which RX Summ–Surgery of Primary Site code is most appropriate?

    Answer: Code 00 – None (surgery not recommended or refused)

    Code 00 is used when surgery was not recommended or was recommended but refused by the patient.

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