Texas Cancer Registry

Please Note: The files on this page will make up a COMPLETE 2007 version of the Cancer Reporting Handbook. You may download the handbook as a single (complete) file or as individual sections. You may also copy the edition which was sent to your facility.

• You may download the COMPLETE 2007 Cancer Reporting Handbook - .zip (215 MB)
  Please Note: This zipped file will take 25-75 minutes to download, depending on your connection speed.
• You may download the 2007 Revisions ONLY - .zip (158 MB)
  Please Note: This zipped file will take 15-45 minutes to download, depending on your connection speed.

2007 Cancer Reporting Handbook

• Handbook Cover - .pdf (404 KB)
• Handbook Spine - .pdf (97 KB)
• Table of Contents - .pdf (588 KB)

Main Section Pages

• Introduction - .pdf (4.43 MB)
• Reporting Tools - .pdf (2.75 MB)
• Standards - .pdf (31.9 KB)
• Casefinding - .pdf (10.5 MB)
• Coding Instructions - .pdf (20 MB)
• Cancer Information - .pdf (26.4 MB)
• Treatment Information - .pdf (14.8 MB)
• Text Documentation - .pdf (9.47 MB)

Appendices Included with Handbook Mailout

• Appendix A: CS Schemas/Surgery Codes
• Appendix B: Texas Cancer Reporting Law & Rules - .pdf (98.7 KB)
• Appendix C: FIPS County Codes - .pdf (337 KB)
• Appendix D: Multiple Primaries - .pdf (2.7 MB)
• Appendix E: MP-Lymphatic/Hematopoietic Diseases- .pdf (3.72 MB)
• Appendix F: Reporting Forms/Examples
  • Blank Form - .pdf (1.25 MB)
  • Example 01 - .pdf (1.25 mB)
  • Example 02 - .pdf (1.25 MB)
  • Example 03 - .pdf (1.25 MB)
  • Example 04 - .pdf (1.25 MB)
  • Example 05 - .pdf (1.25 MB)
  • Example 06 - .pdf (1.25 MB)
  • Example 07 - .pdf (1.25 MB)
  • Example 08 - .pdf (1.25 MB)
  • Example 09 - .pdf (1.25 MB)
  • Example 10 - .pdf (1.25 MB)

• Appendix G: SEER Geocodes - .pdf (136 KB)
• Appendix H: Comparison of Data Sets - .pdf (12.5 MB)
• Appendix I: Reportable List - .pdf (244 KB)
• Appendix J: Common Abbreviations - .pdf (1.22 MB)
• Appendix O: Primary Histology and Coding Rules
  • Part 1 - .pdf (28.1 MB)
  • Part 2 - .pdf (14.6 MB)

Appendices Available Only Online

• Appendix K: Health Service Regions - .pdf (95.4 KB)
• Appendix L:
  • Transmittal Form & Instructions- .doc (167 KB)
• Appendix M: Spanish/Hispanic Surnames - .pdf (122 KB)
• Appendix N: CRESS - .pdf (4.2 MB)