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When follow-up letters are returned, the return address on
the envelope should be verified against the current address
recorded in the registry. A date of last contact should be
requested in the letter for the patient or contact to complete.
If the date is blank, the date stamped on the return envelope
can be recorded as the date of last contact. Do not record
the date of last contact as the date the letter was mailed
to the contact or when the request was initiated. Refer to
Standards of Commission on Cancer, vol. II: Registry Operations
and Data Standards (ROADS), for specifications on recording
returned follow-up information.
If a patient has multiple primary cancers, all records should
be updated with the date of last contact. Because the status
of each cancer can be different, each cancer status is updated
independently.
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