Term: Cancer Site

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Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2016-01-21

Definition:

Cancer site indicates the part of the body where the cancer originated; the primary site, regardless of metastasis. Examples of this include breast, colorectal and lung.

In Lix et al. (2016), analysis focused on six specific cancer sites, as defined by the following International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, 3rd Edition (ICD–O–3) codes:

Cancer Site	ICD-O-3 Topography Axis	ICD-O-3 Morphology Axis
Bladder	C670–C679	excluding 9590–9989
Breast	C500–C509	excluding 9590–9989
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)	C420, C421, C424	9823/3 only
Colorectal (colon, rectum and rectosigmoid)	C180–C189, C199, C209, C260	excluding 9590–9989
Lung and bronchus	C340–C349	excluding 9590–9989
Prostate	C619	excluding 9590–9989

Related concepts 

• Cancer Diagnoses Validity / Agreement In Administrative Health Data
• Overview of the Manitoba Cancer Registry and Treatment Data

Related terms 

• Breast Cancer Incidence
• Cancer Incidence by Site (Top 10 Cancers)
• Cancer Stage
• Colorectal Cancer Incidence
• Lung Cancer Incidence and Prevalence
• Manitoba Cancer Registry and Treatment Data

References 

• Lix L, Smith M, Pitz M, Ahmed R, Quon H, Griffith J, Turner D, Hong S, Prior H, Banerjee A, Koseva I, Kulbaba C. Cancer Data Linkage in Manitoba: Expanding the Infrastructure for Research. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2016. [Report] [Summary] (View)