California Cancer Reporting System Standards Volume I: Abstracting and Coding Procedures
This field captures the person who will be the contact for follow up. This field is usually designated for the patient, however in some circumstances it may be a parent or guardian. It is where patient follow up letters are sent.
Enter the patient's name and preceding Mr., Mrs., Ms., or followed by Jr. or Sr. (up to 60 characters and spaces).
Enter the current address information:
Street address or post office box (up to 60 characters and spaces).
Current city (up to 50 characters and spaces).
Two character Postal Service abbreviation for the state (see Appendix B for abbreviations).
Zip code (up to ten characters and spaces).
Country code (three characters) if the address is outside the United States. If the patient lives within the United States, this field may be left blank. (See Appendix D.1 and Appendix D.2 for codes).
If the patient is under 18, enter a parent's name and address.
Addresses in foreign countries may be entered, including foreign postal codes.
Entry of a telephone number is required for all patients alive at the time the case is abstracted. Include the area code.
If the telephone number changes at the time of follow-up, it needs to be changed in this field. If there is no phone, enter all 0's.
In the Patient Address Current--Supplemental field, record the place or facility (i.e., nursing home or name of an apartment complex) of the patient's current usual residence.
If the patient has multiple tumors, the address should be the same.
Update this data item if a patient's address changes.
This supplemental field is limited to 60 characters.