A hospital treats an out-of-state patient for a newly diagnosed colon cancer. For CoC accreditation purposes, how should this case be counted?
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A
It is not reportable because the patient does not reside in the state
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B
It is an analytic case and must be included in the registry
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C
It is a non-analytic case only if the patient had prior treatment elsewhere
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D
It is counted only for the state where the patient resides