Alternate Name Item# Length Source of Standard Column #
Date of First Course Treatment (CoC)
Date Started (pre 96 CoC)
1270 8 CoC 1446-1453

Description
Date of initiation of the first therapy for the cancer being reported, using the CoC definition of first course. The date of first treatment includes the date a decision was made not to treat the patient. See FORDS for details. See Chapter V, Unresolved Issues for further discussion of the difference between SEER and CoC items. See page 99 for date format. Use DATE OF 1ST CRS RX FLAG [1271] if there is no appropriate or known date for this item.

Clarification of NPCR Required Status
Central registries funded by NPCR are required to collect either Date of Initial RX--SEER [1260] or Date of 1st Crs RX--CoC [1270].