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What Cancers Are Reportable?

Public Law 102-515 and its amendments

Public Law 102-515 and its amendments identify reportable conditions for the National Program of Cancer Registries, therefore Nevada is following the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology classification system to determine reportability.

  • All diseases with a behavior code of "/2," in situ disease, or "/3" malignant disease
  • All solid tumors of brain and central nervous system, including meninges and intracranial endocrine structures with behavior codes of:
  • "/0" benign disease
  • "/1" disease of uncertain malignant potential
  • "/2" in situ disease
  • "/3" malignant disease

This includes:

Diagnoses that include the following terminology are malignant neoplasms and are reportable:

Cancer carcinoma
carcinoma in situ  malignant
leukemia
lymphoma
melanoma 
sarcoma

Malignant diagnoses that are not histologically confirmed, but are described by one of the following ambiguous terms, are considered confirmed cases and are reportable:

apparent, apparently  most likely
appears presumed
comparable with
probable, probably
compatible with
suspect, suspected
consistent with
suspicious (for)
favors
typical of   
malignant appearing
 
  • Basal or squamous cell carcinoma originating in mucoepidermoid or genital sites. This includes VIN III, VAIN III, and AIN III
  • A clinical diagnosis or any case that is stated to be cancer by a recognized medical practitioner, even if there is no histologic or cytologic confirmation
  • Any reportable cancer listed on the death certificate
  • Patients undergoing prophylactic or adjuvant therapy for a reportable condition
  • Hematopoietic and lymphoid neoplasms
  • Casefinding List 2019
  • Casefinding List 2020