LOINC Code 62570-7: Deprecated PhenX measure - personal perception and knowledge of smoking-related cancer risk

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component PhenX measure - personal perception and knowledge of smoking-related cancer risk. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: DEPRECATED
• Method: PhenX

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Deprecated PhenX measure - personal perception and knowledge of smoking-related cancer risk
• PhenX measure - personal perception and knowledge of smoking-related cancer risk
• Measure to assess concerns and perceived risk of being diagnosed with lung cancer. Understanding the etiology of cancer is critical to crafting public health strategies to control it. Although the relationship of tobacco to lung and other cancers has been established for half a century, perceptions of health risks remain critical to understand.
• Measure - knowl smok cancer risk; Pan; Panel; PANEL.PHENX; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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