Effective Dates* for Registry Standard References

This table adapted with permission from April Fritz, RHIT, CTR (SEER)

These are the official dates of implementation for various coding references;
remember that your registry may have varied from these dates.

This list updated July, 2005.

STAGING AND CODING
International Classification of Diseases for Oncology  
First edition 1976-1991
Second edition° 1992-2000
Third edition° 2001-
   
American Joint Committee on Cancer
TNM Staging System
 
Second edition 1983 (breast only**)-1988
Third edition 1989-1992 (all sites**)
Fourth edition 1993-1997
Fifth edition° 1998-2002
Sixth edition 2003 -
   
SEER Extent of Disease Manual  
First edition 1988-1991
Second edition 1992-1997
Third edition° 1998-2003
   
Summary Staging  
Summary Staging Guide 1977-2000
SEER Summary Staging Manual 2000° 2001-
Collaborative Staging System 2004-
   
CANCER PROGRAM STANDARDS
Cancer Program Manual 1986 1986-1990
Cancer Program Manual 1991 1991-1995
Cancer Program Standards (Volume I) 1996-2003 (June)‡
Revised Cancer Program Standards (Volume I) July 2003‡ -
   
DATA COLLECTION
Benign and borderline central nervous system tumors reportable + 2004-
   
Data Acquisition Manual
1st revision 10/89
2nd revision 10/90
1988-1994
Data Acquisition Manual, revised 1994-1995
   
Registry Operations and Data Standards  
(ROADS Manual) 1996-2002
2-digit surgery codes 1988-1997
"New" surgery codes° 1988-2002
   
Facility Oncology Registry Data Standards (FORDS)  
FORDS Manual° 2003
FORDS: Revised for 2004 2004-
   
NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary  
Version 7 1999
Version 8 2000
Version 9 2001
Version 9.1 2002
Version 10 2003
Version 10.1 2004
Version 10.2 2005
   
Collaborative Staging Manual  
Version 01.00.00
Version 01.01.00
2004
Version 01.02.00 2005-
   
SEER Program Code Manual  
First edition 1988-1991
Second edition 1992-1997
Third edition° 1998-2003†
Third edition revision 1 (Treatment codes only)° 2003†
Fourth edition° 2004-
   
SEER Self-instructional Manuals for Cancer Registrars,
Book 8: Antineoplastic Agents, Third edition°
1993-2004
SEER*Rx 2005-

* Effective with cases diagnosed on or after January 1 of the initial stated year and ending with cases diagnosed on December 31 of the closing year.
** TNM staging of breast cancer was required as of 1982, prior to the second edition
*** The Commission on Cancer urged implementation of TNM staging of all sites as of 1989 but did not require it until 1991.
† SEER permits treatment codes for cases diagnosed in 2003 to be submitted in either Third edition or Third Edition Revision 1 format. Contact SEER or your SEER central registry for further information.
‡ Proposed date as of 01/2003
° Updated pages/errata were released after publication. Contact the publishing organization's website for a copy.