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This page explains how elements from the CancerPatient logical model are expressed in the PatientEuCcm and ObservationComorbiditiesEuCcm profiles used by this Implementation Guide.
| CancerPatient (Logical Model) | Relationship | PatientEuCcm / ObservationComorbiditiesEuCcm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Element | Description | Relation | Resource | Element | Description | Notes |
| birthDate | At least the year must be present. | equivalent | Patient | birthDate | Date of birth. | Use partial date if only year/month is known. |
| sexAtBirth | Choice: Male | Female | Unknown | Other. | equivalent | Patient | extension[recordedSexOrGender] | Recorded sex or gender. | Use recordedSexOrGender with type = $loinc#76689-9 "Sex assigned at birth" |
| observedSexGender | Observed sex/gender (see Gender Harmony). | related-to | Patient | gender | Administrative gender. | Use gender when appropriate; consider an extension if distinct from administrative gender. |
| comorbiditiesAtCancerDiagnosis | Active chronic conditions present at the time of cancer diagnosis. | related-to | Observation | extension[comorbidConditionPresent] | Comorbidities present captured as related-condition extension. | Use ObservationComorbiditiesEuCcm to represent present comorbidities. |
| comorbiditiesAtCancerDiagnosis | Active chronic conditions present at the time of cancer diagnosis. | related-to | Observation | extension[comorbidConditionAbsent] | Comorbidities absent captured as related-condition extension. | Use ObservationComorbiditiesEuCcm to represent absent comorbidities. |
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