| 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