Data Standards

NAACCR Guidelines for ICD-O-3 Implementation

The CoC actively participated in the development of the guidelines for implementing ICD-O-3 that were released by the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) on November 27, 2000. These guidelines include specific recommendations for abstracting and reporting cases diagnosed on or after January 1, 2000.

ICD-O-3 Implementation Guidelines (145K PDF)

The document is also available on the following Web sites:

NAACCR (http://www.naaccr.org)

SEER (http://www.seer.cancer.gov)

Online December 12, 2000


SEER and NAACCR Information






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