Kenya National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) FHIR Implementation Guide, published by Digital Health Agency (DHA), Kenya. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/IntelliSOFT-Consulting/nccpFHIRIG/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
| Active as of 2026-06-04 |
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem med-clinical-category-cs</b></p><a name="med-clinical-category-cs"> </a><a name="hcmed-clinical-category-cs"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/med-clinical-category-cs</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class="codes"><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">CHEMOTHERAPY<a name="med-clinical-category-cs-CHEMOTHERAPY"> </a></td><td>Chemotherapy</td><td>Cytotoxic agent used to kill or inhibit cancer cells.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">IMMUNOTHERAPY<a name="med-clinical-category-cs-IMMUNOTHERAPY"> </a></td><td>Immunotherapy</td><td>Agent that stimulates the immune system against cancer.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">TARGETED-THERAPY<a name="med-clinical-category-cs-TARGETED-THERAPY"> </a></td><td>Targeted Therapy</td><td>Agent targeting specific molecular markers on cancer cells.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">HORMONAL-THERAPY<a name="med-clinical-category-cs-HORMONAL-THERAPY"> </a></td><td>Hormonal Therapy</td><td>Agent that blocks or modifies hormone-driven tumour growth.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">SUPPORTIVE-CARE<a name="med-clinical-category-cs-SUPPORTIVE-CARE"> </a></td><td>Supportive Care</td><td>Medication to manage side effects or improve tolerability.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">ANTI-EMETIC<a name="med-clinical-category-cs-ANTI-EMETIC"> </a></td><td>Anti-emetic</td><td>Agent to prevent or treat nausea and vomiting.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">GROWTH-FACTOR<a name="med-clinical-category-cs-GROWTH-FACTOR"> </a></td><td>Growth Factor</td><td>Colony-stimulating factor to support blood cell recovery.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">CORTICOSTEROID<a name="med-clinical-category-cs-CORTICOSTEROID"> </a></td><td>Corticosteroid</td><td>Steroid given as part of or to support the oncology regimen.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">BISPHOSPHONATE<a name="med-clinical-category-cs-BISPHOSPHONATE"> </a></td><td>Bisphosphonate</td><td>Agent for prevention or treatment of bone metastasis.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">ANALGESIC<a name="med-clinical-category-cs-ANALGESIC"> </a></td><td>Analgesic</td><td>Pain management medication in the cancer care context.</td></tr></table></div>
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