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Lung Cancer Stage Data

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I am trying to get staging information for lung cancer patients from the data, but I'm not sure if that's possible. This source suggests that using ICD codes is not a very accurate option. While there are HCPS codes in the d_hcps table that correspond with lung cancer stages, they don't ever seem to be used in the hcpsevents table. Is there another way I could obtain data on the stage of lung cancer?

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Start with the MIMIC online documentation and the linked lung-cancer staging source. Review the d_hcps and hcpsevents tables mentioned in the issue to determine whether staging data is available through another source or coding approach. Done means documenting a supported way to obtain lung cancer stage data, or clearly stating that it is unavailable.

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Assessment

Domain
data, databases
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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