Table 2 Entity types acronyms and descriptions, sorted alphabetically based on the “Entity type” column
Entity type | Acronym | Description |
|---|---|---|
Anatomical position | POS | The specific anatomical location of the cancer or anomaly, such as the right lung. |
Cancer | CAN | Physicians’ descriptions of tumors (e.g. ‘adenocarcinoma’) and metastasis concepts (e.g. ‘bone metastasis’). |
Cancer stage | STA | The stage of the tumor at the time of diagnosis. |
Comorbidity | COM | Diseases or conditions that co-occur with a cancer diagnosis. |
Date | DAT | Dates of exams, diagnosis, and follow-up implicity mentioned in the clinical notes. |
Dosage | DOS | The dosage of drugs (e.g., 25 mg) and therapy. |
Drug | DRU | The names of drugs used in the treatment of cancer patients. |
Exam | EXA | All the medical examinations undergone by a cancer patient. |
Familiarity | FAM | Cancer cases in the patient’s family clinical history. |
Focal anomaly | FAN | Any type of abnormality or suspicious pathology, such as nodules and lesions. |
Height | HEI | Height of a cancer patient. |
Histology | HIS | Histological characteristics of the cancer, such as ‘squamous’. |
Mass | MAS | Abnormal growth of cells that forms a mass or tumor within the tissue. |
Medication frequency | FRE | The frequency of medication administration. |
Morphology | MOR | Shape and structure of the tumor, such as a solid formation with irregular margins. |
Numerical Rating Scale | NRS | Pain level on a scale from 0 to 10, with 0 indicating no pain and 10 representing the worst tolerable pain. |
Patient event | PEV | When a treatment has been given to a patient, reduced, changed, or discontinued. |
Patient symptom | PSY | Symptoms experienced by the patient. |
Quantity habits | QHA | The quantity of cigarettes smoked by the patient or alcohol consumed. |
Therapy | TPY | The name of the therapy used to treat patients, including radiotherapy and surgery. |
Therapy duration | DUR | The duration of a patient’s cancer treatment or the period during which a specific drug was administered. |
Teraphy line | TPL | The number of cycles within a therapy. |
TNM classification | TNM | T describes the tumor’s size, N indicates the status of nearby lymph nodes, M indicates the presence of metastasis. |
Tumor progression | TUP | Changes in the rate of growth or invasiveness of cancer cells. |
Weight | WEI | Weight of a cancer patient. |