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== Decision not to code this ==
We had added the code and then removed it, and then re-considered the removal. As per [[Task Team Meeting - Rolling Agenda and Minutes 2019#ICU Database Task Group Meeting – February 6, 2019]]:
:: The rationale is that what is considered chemotherapy is not quite confusing since: (a) many cytotoxic drugs are given for indications other than cancer, and (b) increasingly the drugs used for cancer are not cytotoxic but are biologics.
==Additional Info==
==Additional Info==
'''Excludes:'''
'''Excludes:'''
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* Chemotherapy for cancer
* Chemotherapy for cancer
* use of chemo drugs for other conditions, such as MS  
* use of chemo drugs for other conditions, such as MS  
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