HL7 Europe Common Cancer Model, published by HL7 Europe. 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/hl7-eu/cancer-common/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
| Draft as of 2026-05-13 |
Definitions for the CancerPatient logical model.
Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere
| 0. CancerPatient | |
| Definition | Logical model describing the patient affected by cancer, acting as the central subject for diagnosis, treatments, disease evolution and follow-up. Derived from Cancer_Common_Logical_Model_20260521.xlsx (sheet CancerPatient). |
| Short | Cancer Patient |
| Control | 0..* |
| Is Modifier | false |
| Logical Model | Instances of this logical model are not marked to be the target of a Reference |
| 2. CancerPatient.birthDate | |
| Definition | Patient date of birth (at least the year should be available). |
| Short | BirthDate |
| Comments | At least the year must be present. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Type | dateTime |
| Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension |
| 4. CancerPatient.sexAtBirth | |
| Definition | Biological sex assigned at birth, determined by sex characteristics observed at birth or infancy (e.g., genital characteristics and/or chromosome composition). This represents sex as a biological variable and should not be used to represent gender identity or administrative gender. |
| Short | SexAtBirth |
| Comments | This element refers to biological sex assigned at birth (not gender identity). It is typically captured once and is not expected to change. Choice: Male | Female | Unknown | Other |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| 6. CancerPatient.observedSexGender | |
| Definition | Recorded sex at the time of cancer diagnosis, if different from SexAtBirth. This captures what is documented at diagnosis and should be interpreted in line with the clinical record context. |
| Short | ObservedSex Gender |
| Comments | It shall be present if changed respect the SexAtBirth. See https://confluence.hl7.org/spaces/VOC/pages/40743893/The+Gender+Harmony+Project |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| 8. CancerPatient.comorbiditiesAtCancerDiagnosis | |
| Definition | Active chronic conditions present at the time of cancer diagnosis. |
| Short | ComorbiditiesAtCancerDiagnosis |
| Comments | Active chronic conditions present at the time of cancer diagnosis. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere
| 0. CancerPatient | |
| Definition | Logical model describing the patient affected by cancer, acting as the central subject for diagnosis, treatments, disease evolution and follow-up. Derived from Cancer_Common_Logical_Model_20260521.xlsx (sheet CancerPatient). |
| Short | Cancer Patient |
| Logical Model | Instances of this logical model are not marked to be the target of a Reference |
| 2. CancerPatient.birthDate | |
| Definition | Patient date of birth (at least the year should be available). |
| Short | BirthDate |
| Comments | At least the year must be present. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Type | dateTime |
| Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension |
| 4. CancerPatient.sexAtBirth | |
| Definition | Biological sex assigned at birth, determined by sex characteristics observed at birth or infancy (e.g., genital characteristics and/or chromosome composition). This represents sex as a biological variable and should not be used to represent gender identity or administrative gender. |
| Short | SexAtBirth |
| Comments | This element refers to biological sex assigned at birth (not gender identity). It is typically captured once and is not expected to change. Choice: Male | Female | Unknown | Other |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| 6. CancerPatient.observedSexGender | |
| Definition | Recorded sex at the time of cancer diagnosis, if different from SexAtBirth. This captures what is documented at diagnosis and should be interpreted in line with the clinical record context. |
| Short | ObservedSex Gender |
| Comments | It shall be present if changed respect the SexAtBirth. See https://confluence.hl7.org/spaces/VOC/pages/40743893/The+Gender+Harmony+Project |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| 8. CancerPatient.comorbiditiesAtCancerDiagnosis | |
| Definition | Active chronic conditions present at the time of cancer diagnosis. |
| Short | ComorbiditiesAtCancerDiagnosis |
| Comments | Active chronic conditions present at the time of cancer diagnosis. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere
| 0. CancerPatient | |
| Definition | Logical model describing the patient affected by cancer, acting as the central subject for diagnosis, treatments, disease evolution and follow-up. Derived from Cancer_Common_Logical_Model_20260521.xlsx (sheet CancerPatient). |
| Short | Cancer Patient |
| Control | 0..* |
| Is Modifier | false |
| Logical Model | Instances of this logical model are not marked to be the target of a Reference |
| 2. CancerPatient.birthDate | |
| Definition | Patient date of birth (at least the year should be available). |
| Short | BirthDate |
| Comments | At least the year must be present. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Type | dateTime |
| Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension |
| 4. CancerPatient.sexAtBirth | |
| Definition | Biological sex assigned at birth, determined by sex characteristics observed at birth or infancy (e.g., genital characteristics and/or chromosome composition). This represents sex as a biological variable and should not be used to represent gender identity or administrative gender. |
| Short | SexAtBirth |
| Comments | This element refers to biological sex assigned at birth (not gender identity). It is typically captured once and is not expected to change. Choice: Male | Female | Unknown | Other |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| 6. CancerPatient.observedSexGender | |
| Definition | Recorded sex at the time of cancer diagnosis, if different from SexAtBirth. This captures what is documented at diagnosis and should be interpreted in line with the clinical record context. |
| Short | ObservedSex Gender |
| Comments | It shall be present if changed respect the SexAtBirth. See https://confluence.hl7.org/spaces/VOC/pages/40743893/The+Gender+Harmony+Project |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| 8. CancerPatient.comorbiditiesAtCancerDiagnosis | |
| Definition | Active chronic conditions present at the time of cancer diagnosis. |
| Short | ComorbiditiesAtCancerDiagnosis |
| Comments | Active chronic conditions present at the time of cancer diagnosis. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | CodeableConcept |