I've been abstracting 2003 cases since January. The COC has posted a
worksheet on their website that you can use to abstract the necessary
data items, or you can develop your own. I use that for a guideline
to include the necessary information in my abstract so I can easily
code those items later.

--- In cancerregistrargroup@yahoogroups.com, "catknitter"
<egsharkey@a...> wrote:
> We're ready to start abstracting our 2003 cases but FORDS is not --
> as we understand it -- as updated or edited as it will be. Has
> anyone else started their 2003 cases and if so, how are you
handling
> this?
> Thanks!
> Eileen