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SNOMED Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT) is being used to encode the Cancer Protocols published by the College of American Pathologists (CAP). As of January 1, 2004, one of the standards set for approved cancer programs by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer will be that at least 90% of surgical pathology reports contain all essential data elements identified in the CAP Cancer Protocols.