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Tumor Tip of the Week-02-24-2023 What Version to Use

Standard SetterDiagnosis YearWebsite Reference/Edition/Version
AJCC CANCER STAGING MANUAL   Available for Purchase https://www.facs.org/quality-programs/cancer-programs/american-joint-committee-on-cancer/cancer-staging-systems/cancer-staging-system-products/  1978-19831st Edition
1984-19882nd Edition
1989-19923rd Edition
1993-19974th Edition
1998-20025th Edition
2003-20096th Edition
2010-20177th Edition
2018+8th Edition
2021+ CervixCervix Uteri Version 9
2023+ AnusAnus Version 9
2023+ AppendixAppendix Version 9
2023+ Brain & Spinal CordBrain and Spinal Cord Version 9
AJCC CANCER REGISTRAR EDUCATION AJCC Cancer Registrar Education                               •   Critical Clarifications •   AJCC Curriculum for Registrars •   Webinars 8th Edition AJCC Version 9 AJCC yc Stage Classification: When and How to Use    https://www.facs.org/quality-programs/cancer-programs/american-joint-committee-on-cancer/staging-education/registrar/  
BENIGN/ BORDERLINE BRAIN  2004-20062004 Implementation Guidelines: Collaborative Staging and Benign/Borderline Intracranial and CNS Tumors https://www.facs.org/-/media/files/quality-programs/cancer/coc/naaccr2004.ashx  
COLLABORATIVE STAGING2004-2015Collaborative Stage (CS) https://seer.cancer.gov/tools/collabstaging/  
COC/NCDB1996-2002ROADS/Registry Operations and Data Standards   https://www.facs.org/quality-programs/cancer/ncdb/call-for-data/roads  
2003-2017FORDS/Facility Oncology Registry Data Standards   https://www.facs.org/quality-programs/cancer/ncdb/call-for-data/fordsolder    
2018-2023STORE v2018, v2021, v2022, v2023   https://www.facs.org/quality-programs/cancer-programs/national-cancer-database/ncdb-call-for-data/registry-manuals/  
EXTENT OF DISEASE (EOD) 2018+1977-2003Historical Staging and Coding Manuals   https://seer.cancer.gov/tools/codingmanuals/historical.html#3  
2018+Extent of Disease (EOD) 2018+ https://seer.cancer.gov/tools/staging/eod/  
HEMATOPOIETIC & LYMPHOID NEOPLASM  2010+Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Neoplasm Database + Coding Manual 2010+   https://seer.cancer.gov/seertools/hemelymph/  
ICD-0-3
2001-2020  
https://www.naaccr.org/icdo3/#1582820761130-74100b9f-e677       https://seer.cancer.gov/archive/icd-o-3/  
2021+https://www.naaccr.org/icdo3/   https://seer.cancer.gov/icd-o-3/  
MP/H RULES2007-2017https://seer.cancer.gov/tools/mphrules/
NACCR IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS20232023 NAACCR Implementation Guidelines and Recommendations https://www.naaccr.org/implementation-guidelines/  
2003-2022Previous Guidelines https://www.naaccr.org/implementation-guidelines/#Previous_Guidelines    
SEER*RX SEER*Rx Interactive Antineoplastic Drugs Database https://seer.cancer.gov/seertools/seerrx/  
SEER PROGRAM CODING AND STAGING MANUAL2023SEER Program Coding and Staging Manual 2023 https://seer.cancer.gov/tools/codingmanuals/  
1975-2022Historical Manuals   https://seer.cancer.gov/tools/codingmanuals/historical.html  
SEER*RSA2018+*Version 2.1 (For use with cases diagnosed 2018 forward after conversion to the NAACCR v22 Layout) https://staging.seer.cancer.gov/eod_public/home/2.1/   *Version 3.0 (For use with cases diagnosed 2018 forward after registry software conversion to NAACCR v23 Layout) https://staging.seer.cancer.gov/eod_public/list/3.0/  
SOLID TUMOR RULES2018+
2023 Solid Tumor Rules
https://seer.cancer.gov/tools/solidtumor/ * Colon (includes rectosigmoid and rectum for cases diagnosed 1/1/2018 forward) *Cutaneous Melanoma (for cases diagnosed 1/1/2021 and forward) *Other Sites (for cases diagnosed 1/1/2023 and forward) * Use the 2007 General Instructions, Other Sites for cases diagnosed 2007-2022. * Use the 2007 General Instructions, Cutaneous Melanoma sections for cutaneous melanoma cases diagnosed 2007-2020.
2018-2022FOR REFERENCE ONLY, DO NOT USE TO CODE PAST CASES, 2018+; use current manual to code cases https://seer.cancer.gov/tools/codingmanuals/historical.html#solid
SSDI/GRADE2018+Site-Specific Data Item (SSDI) Manual/ Grade https://apps.naaccr.org/ssdi/list/ *Version 2.1 (For use with cases diagnosed 2018 forward after conversion to the NAACCR v22 Layout) *Version 3.0 (For use with cases diagnosed 2018 forward after registry software conversion to NAACCR v23 Layout)  
STATE MANUAL Refer to your State Manual
SUMMARY STAGE2018+Summary Stage 2018 https://seer.cancer.gov/tools/ssm/  
2001-2017Summary Stage 2000 https://seer.cancer.gov/tools/ssm/ssm2000/  

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