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Division of Cancer
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CRS Plus Including the Tumor Linkage and Consolidation (TLC) Function
CRS Plus is the main central registry database program. CRS Plus
- Supports the linkage of incoming abstracts against the existing database, with software-assisted consolidation into patient, cancer, and facility tables.
- Allows side-by-side displays and automated comparisons of incoming and stored data.
- Updates the tracking system with processing milestones for each abstract.
- Provides management reports.
- Exports records in North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) format.
- Automates preparation of files for national calls for data.
TLC Plus
TLC Plus is an optional, rules-based, automated tumor linkage and consolidation function for CRS Plus that
- Determines multiple primary tumors automatically
- Consolidates data items from multiple case reports into incidence records
- Must be used in conjunction with CRS; it cannot be used as a stand-alone module
- Offers user-customizable rules
Future Plans
- Enhance existing management reports and add new ones
- Process records from secondary sources
- Implement automated central sequences number logic
- Implement usability enhancements
Central registries interested in obtaining the program should contact cancerinfo@cdc.gov for more information.
The CRS Plus Development Priority List is a list of development tasks prioritized by the NPCR Registry Plus development team. Each task is the direct result of meetings with the Registry Plus User Group (RPUG) as well as requests from individual cancer registries and leaders in the cancer registry field. For more information on Registry Plus or RPUG, please contact cancerinfo@cdc.gov.
CRS Plus Development Priority List (updated October 24, 2008) |
Completed Tasks |
Updated NAACCR extract for 2008 submission |
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Added new tumor sequencing options for new patients—
- Review Hospital Sequence Number: (Default) If the hospital sequence number is not 99, 00, or blank, the abstracts go to pending
- Disregard Hospital Sequence Number: The central sequence number is set to 00 regardless of the value of the hospital sequence number
- Copy Hospital Sequence Number: The central sequence number is set to the same value as the hospital sequence number unless the hospital sequence number is 99 or blank, in which case the central sequence number is set to 00
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Users in the linker role can be allowed to import abstracts (by default, only administrators can import abstracts) |
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Updated NAACCR extract for 2007 submission |
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Added an option to exclude "do not share" records from the standard NAACCR extract |
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Developed a program to update the IHS Linkage field from IHS matched records |
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Added a function to recalculate collaborative stage in batch mode |
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Added support for files larger than 2 GB in extraction routines |
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Upgraded to NAACCR versions 10.2 and 11 |
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Wrote a program to convert a CRS Plus NAACCR 10.1 database to NAACCR 11 |
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Added site-specific surgery lookup |
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Added table title and table subtitle to collaborative staging lookups |
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Add an option to exclude "do not share" records from the remaining standard extracts |
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Extract Wizard fixed, unable to open a saved extract and run without editing first |
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Updated NPCR extract for 2008 submission |
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Updated for the 2008 NAACCR submission |
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Function to compute and store SEER Site recodes in the database |
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Remaining Task |
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Percentage Completed |
Apply collaborative staging changes to the CRS Plus database via correction (type-u) records |
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80% |
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Add the ability to process records from a secondary source, such as a linkage report created by Link Plus or correction records |
2 |
0% |
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Implement professional usability standardization |
3 |
0% |
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Write user documentation and update online help |
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5% |
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