This is an indicator that the PLANNED CANCER TREATMENT is a definitive treatment or intervention given which is intended to remove or shrink a cancer tumour, to enable an anti-cancer treatment and/or to palliate the effects of the cancer.

Classification:

a.	planned definitive treatment
b.	not definitive treatment

References: The NHS National Cancer Waiting Times, DH, DSCN 22/2002.

 

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	PLANNED DEFINITIVE TREATMENTS