Data Asset Details
Pathology- ePath and eMaRC
- PHIPA Role
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Prescribed Entity (PE)
- Statement of Purpose
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The purpose of this dataset is to securely store patient and tumour information for cancer and cancer-related pathology reports (tissue, cytology). ePath documents patient, facility and report identifiers, such as site, histology and behavior.
- Need for Personal Health Information (PHI)
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PHI is used to support management decision-making, disease surveillance, and research, as well as contributing to resolved incidence case data in the Ontario Cancer Registry (OCR).
- Why De-identified and/or Aggregate Information will not Serve the Identified Purpose
- PHI-level data is required for data linkage.
- Data Types
- Data Provider
Last Updated: April 07, 2026
