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Personal and Family History Profile

This profile inlcudes 17 data elements to capture cancer patient’s personal medical history of other neoplasms and family history. Five sub-profiles (not shown here) organize some of these elements into relevant groups (Personal History of Other Cancer, Family History, Family History>1st Degree, Family History>2nd Degree, Family History>3rd Degree).

Data Element Data Type Description Terminology Required
personal_cancer_history Boolean Personal history of cancer diagnoses, other than the current condition N/A Required
personal_cancer_dx CodeableConcept Prior cancer diagnosis NCIt Required
personal_cancer_age Decimal Patient’s age when diagnosed with a first cancer N/A Required
personal_other_cancer_dx CodeableConcept The diagnosis for a second cancer NCIt Required
personal_other_cancer_age Decimal Patient’s age when diagnosed with a second cancer N/A Required
fam_hx_cancer CodeableConcept Family history of cancer Code Set Required
no_first_deg_rel_cancer Integer Number of first-degree relatives (parents, siblings, children) with cancer N/A Required
first_deg_rel_under_50 Integer Number of first-degree relatives (parents, siblings, children) with cancer before the age of 50 N/A Required
fst_deg_cancer_types CodeableConcept List of cancer types in first-degree relatives Code Set Required
no_second_deg_rel_cancer Integer Number of second-degree relatives (grandparents, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, half-siblings, grandchildren) with cancer N/A Required
sec_deg_rel_under_50 Integer Number of second-degree relatives (grandparents, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, half-siblings, grandchildren) with cancer before the age of 50 N/A Required
snd_deg_cancer_types CodeableConcept List of cancer types in second-degree relatives Code Set Required
no_third_deg_rel_cancer Integer Number of third-degree relatives (first cousins, great aunts and uncles, great grandparents or great grandchildren) with cancer N/A Required
third_deg_rel_under_50 Integer Number of third-degree relatives (first cousins, great aunts and uncles, great grandparents or great grandchildren) with cancer before the age of 50 N/A Required
trd_deg_cancer_types CodeableConcept List of cancer types in third-degree relatives Code Set Required
date_cur_fhx Date Date of curation N/A Required if known
cur_by_fhx String The name of the curator who modified the instrument N/A Required if known

Notes

1. This profile is not repeatable and one record is expected per patient
2. The “Code Set” is a custom set of codes defined by the JHU Team


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