Table 4: Follow-Up Details

 

[DATE OF LAST CONTACT]

 

The date of last contact is the day, month and year the patient was last contacted. The date field is in a format of DDMMYYYY. Unknown date of last contact is represented by 99999999.

 

[PRESENT STATUS]

 

Vital status of the patient at the time of registration. Survival time is the time between cancer diagnosis and

1.      Death if occurred

2.      Date when follow-up perform otherwise.

[CAUSE OF DEATH]

Cause of death if patient died from other complications.

[DATE OF DEATH]

 

The date of death is the day, month and year of cancer case first diagnosed at autopsy which was unsuspected during life. The date field is in a format of DDMMYYYY. Unknown date of death is represented by 99999999.

[AUTOPSY]

Indicates confirmation from autopsy if present status is death.