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Health State Descriptions for Canadians
82-619-MIE
Cancers
Context
Introduction
Summary table
The cancers
At diagnosis
Therapeutic
options
Subsequent
health states
References
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Summary tables: Classification of health states related to cancer
Core attributes
Supplementary attributes
How to read the classification
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Core attribute
and level |
Health state |
PD |
PF |
ES |
FA |
MT |
SR |
At diagnosis
|
Prognostic category |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Very good prognosis |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Fairly good prognosis |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
Poor prognosis |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Metastatic disease |
3 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
|
Leukemia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
Treatment
|
Surgery |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Post-operative in-patient |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
Post-operative out-patient |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
Radiotherapy |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Curative |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
Palliative |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
|
Chemotherapy |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mild toxicity |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
Moderate toxicity |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
Severe toxicity |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
|
Hormonal therapy |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
Port-surgery bone marrow transplantation |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Subsequent health states
|
Remission |
|
|
|
|
|
|
After surgery |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
After radiotherapy |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
After chemotherapy |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
After hormonal therapy |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
Palliative care |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
|
Terminal care |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
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Supplementary
attribute and level |
Health state |
AN |
SP |
HE |
VI |
HF |
At diagnosis
|
Prognostic category |
|
|
|
|
|
Very good prognosis |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Fairly good prognosis |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Poor prognosis |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Metastatic disease |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Leukemia |
|
|
|
|
|
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Treatment
|
Surgery |
|
|
|
|
|
Post-operative in-patient |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Post-operative out-patient |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Radiotherapy |
|
|
|
|
|
Curative |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Palliative |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Chemotherapy |
|
|
|
|
|
Mild toxicity |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Moderate toxicity |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Severe toxicity |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Hormonal therapy |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Port-surgery bone marrow transplantation |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Subsequent health states
|
Remission |
|
|
|
|
|
After surgery |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
After radiotherapy |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
After chemotherapy |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
After hormonal therapy |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Palliative care |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Terminal care |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
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