Topic* | Very Important To Know | Not Enough Information |
---|---|---|
Diagnosis | ||
Stage of the patient's disease | 143 (92) | 63 (40) |
Grade of the patient's disease | 122 (78) | 68 (44) |
Site of the patient's disease (colon or rectum) | 113 (73) | 34 (22) |
Relevant pathology of the patient's disease | 104 (67) | 64 (42) |
Where the patient received treatment | 93 (60) | 38 (24) |
Method of diagnosis | 76 (49) | 36 (23) |
Surgery | ||
Whether patient had surgery | 144 (92) | 15 (10) |
Any lingering effects of surgery | 140 (90) | 84 (55) |
What the patient's anatomy is after surgery | 126 (81) | 97 (63) |
If there were surgical complications | 108 (69) | 87 (56) |
Date of the patient's surgery | 89 (57) | 32 (21) |
Chemotherapy | ||
Whether patient had chemotherapy | 147 (94) | 28 (18) |
Reason for terminating chemotherapy | 123 (79) | 93 (60) |
Whether there were problems with chemotherapy | 120 (77) | 104 (68) |
Contact information for the doctor who administered chemotherapy | 96 (62) | 66 (42) |
Name of each chemotherapy drug administered | 56 (36) | 67 (43) |
Dates each regimen of chemotherapy was completed | 43 (28) | 73 (47) |
Dose of each chemotherapy drug administered | 8 (5) | 71 (46) |
Radiation | ||
Whether patient had radiation therapy | 146 (94) | 26 (17) |
Whether there were problems with radiation therapy | 128 (82) | 93 (60) |
Reason for terminating radiation therapy | 111 (72) | 87 (56) |
Location where radiation was administered | 97 (62) | 69 (45) |
Contact information for the doctor who administered radiation therapy | 86 (55) | 62 (40) |
Date radiation therapy was completed | 85 (54) | 61 (39) |
Dose of radiation | 25 (16) | 64 (41) |
Other aspects of treatment | ||
Whether patient was hospitalized for complications during treatment | 109 (70) | 76 (49) |
Whether psychosocial services were provided during treatment | 69 (44) | 103 (66) |
Whether patient was in a clinical trial | 63 (40) | 87 (56) |
Whether other supportive services were provided during treatment | 59 (38) | 99 (63) |
Whether nutritional services were provided during treatment | 58 (37) | 103 (66) |
Coordination of care | ||
Whether cancer care provider(s) intend(s) to monitor the patient for recurrences and second primaries | 153 (98) | 90 (58) |
Whether cancer care provider(s) intend(s) to monitor the patient for cancers at other sites | 141 (90) | 109 (71) |
Medical reports | ||
Pathology report | 106 (68) | 71 (46) |
Operative report | 73 (47) | 62 (40) |
Values provided as n (%).
↵* Adapted from Institute of Medicine Report.1