Data Anatomy
POGONIS is POGO’s active registry and database on childhood cancer in Ontario. It is a rich source of data, which are available to inform childhood cancer system policy and planning and for research purposes.
POGONIS Data Dictionary
For a copy of the POGONIS Data Dictionary Manual, please contact the POGO Data team.
Disease Diagnosis Overview
Disease Diagnosis Overview Diagram
Status Markers
- POGO Code
- Hospital ID
- Health Card Number
- Date of birth
- Postal code (at diagnosis)
- Patient Registration ID
- Race
- Sex
- Limited Registry
- Out of Country
- Out of Province
- Aged 18 years at diagnosis
- Etc.
Disease Diagnosis
- POGO Code
- Diagnosis
- Date of definitive diagnostic procedure
- Pathologically confirmed diagnosis and date
- Diagnostic code
- Method of diagnosis
- ICD-O M Code
- Benign/NIB/malignant
- Histology/morphology
- First or subsequent primaries
- Biological markers
- Revised diagnosis and date
- PET
- Diagnosis History: Patient
- Main complaint
- Date of onset
- Date of first health care contact
- First health care contact professional
- First health care contact setting
- Date of initial diagnostic procedure
- Diagnosing institution
- Referring physician: Name and speciality
- Responsible physician
- Protocol/clinical trial
- Enrolment
- Height/weight/BSA
- Treatment start/end date
- Main complaint
- Medical History: Patient
- Predisposing conditions
- Disease
- Stage code
- Primary site (T code)
- Site description
- Extent of disease
- Relapse site and date
- Metastatic site(s)
- Minimal residual disease
- True disease conversion
- WBC (ALL)
POGONIS Data Elements
POGONIS Data Elements Diagram
Death Record
- Date
- Cause
- Location
- Autopsy
Medical Treatments
- POGO Centre
- POGO Code
- Protocol/clinical trial
- Radiation
- Cancer surgery
- Systemic therapy
- Chemotherapy
- Biomodifiers
- HSCT/cellular therapy
- Secondary surgery
- Other supportive care
- Active follow-up treatment
- Complications of treatment
- Fever and neutropenia
- Palliative treatment
- Major organ system complications
- Shared care: Type and location
Treatment Service Record
- POGO Code
- POGO Centre health service utilization
- Treatment/service type
- Treatment/service: Start/end/report year
- Treatment/service institution
- Treatment/service provider: Staff/discipline/non-professional
- Number of events/treatment units
- Transfer out
POGO Satellite Clinic Program
- Name of POGO Satellite Clinic
Late Effects
- POGO Pediatric and Adult AfterCare Clinic
- POGO Code
- Late effects by system
- Neurocognitive/neuropsychological assessment: Yes/no and date
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