Collaborative Stage Data Set - Revised 11/09/2010 FINAL

Pleura

CS Site-Specific Factor 3
History of Asbestos Exposure

Note 1: The most common risk factor for malignant mesotheliomas is previous exposure to asbestos. The latency period between asbestos exposure and the development of mesothelioma is generally 20 years or more.
Note 2: Document any stated asbestos exposure based on documentation from medical record.

Code	Description
000	No history of asbestos exposure/negative
010	History of asbestos exposure/positive
888	OBSOLETE DATA CONVERTED V0200 See code 988 Not applicable for this site
988	Not applicable: Information not collected for this case (May include cases converted from code 888 used in CSv1 for "Not applicable" or when the item was not collected. If this item is required to derive T, N, M, or any stage, use of code 988 may result in an error.)
999	Unknown or no information Not documented in patient record