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Highlighting cancer registry coding topics, questions, and clarifications.

QC Corner Coding Tips

MARCH 2026

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Coding Grade

MARCH 2026

Important Grade codes for Uterus, Peritoneum, Ovary, Fallopian Tubes and GI NETs

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MARCH 2026

Take a few minutes to unwind with this quarter’s FCDS Memo crossword.

Take a Break: The FCDS Memo Crossword

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Take a Break: The FCDS Memo Crossword
Take a Break: The FCDS Memo Crossword

Take a few minutes to unwind with this quarter’s FCDS Memo crossword.

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2025 Jean Byers Memorial Award for Excellence in Cancer Registration
2025 Jean Byers Memorial Award for Excellence in Cancer Registration

The Florida Cancer Data System (FCDS) proudly presents two prestigious awards yearly to honor exceptional facilities and individuals who demonstrate outstanding dedication and achievement in cancer registration.

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Honoring 35 Years of Service: Celebrating Gary’s Career and Contributions to FCDS
Honoring 35 Years of Service: Celebrating Gary’s Career and Contributions to FCDS

After 35 years of dedicated service, leadership, and innovation, Gary will soon retire from the Florida Cancer Data System (FCDS).

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Welcome Lori A. Koch, FCDS Director of Administrative Operations
Welcome Lori A. Koch, FCDS Director of Administrative Operations

Lori A. Koch joins the FCDS team as a leader and visionary.

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The 2024 Annual Data Reporting Deadline
The 2024 Annual Data Reporting Deadline

The 2024 Annual Data Reporting Deadline has been extended through October 31, 2025

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QC Corner Coding Tips
QC Corner Coding Tips

Highlighting cancer registry coding topics, questions, and clarifications

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STRs Urinary Tumors
STRs Urinary Tumors

This FCDS Blog on Multiple Urinary Primary Tumors will focus on quality control in coding urinary tumors, particularly addressing discrepancies in histology coding and determining multiple primaries. Here's a summary of its key points:

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The FCDS 2025 Data Quality Indicator Reports are now available in IDEA
The FCDS 2025 Data Quality Indicator Reports are now available in IDEA

The FCDS 2025 Data Quality Indicator Reports (DQIR) for diagnosis years 2019-2023 are now available for review in IDEA under the Quality Control menu for hospital staff with HOSPADMIN or FAA roles.

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Coding Skin or Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy for Breast
Coding Skin or Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy for Breast

This blog describes the difference between skin-sparing mastectomy and nipple-sparing mastectomy and how to code based on the year of diagnosis.

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Coding Grade
Coding Grade

Important Grade codes for Uterus, Peritoneum, Ovary, Fallopian Tubes and GI NETs

 

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Do not use the Solid Tumor Rules (STRs) for Tumors Described as Metastases.
Do not use the Solid Tumor Rules (STRs) for Tumors Described as Metastases.

This post is a reminder to abstractors that the solid tumor rules should not be applied to tumors described as metastases when determining multiple primaries.

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Neuroendocrine System Overview
Neuroendocrine System Overview

Classification of Neuroendocrine Neoplasms

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Biochemical Recurrence in Prostate Cancer: Is it Reportable
Biochemical Recurrence in Prostate Cancer: Is it Reportable

This post provides information on understanding the reportability of biochemical references in prostate cancer.

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