It is a bad thing to find out a tumor, but what is worse than that is that “some tumor patients do not know anything when they visit the doctor after a recurrence”. “When was the tumor diagnosed?” “What is the pathological type of tumor?” “What was the stage at that time?” “How was the surgery done?” “What kind of treatment did the doctor do before and after surgery?” The treatment of tumor is totally different from other diseases, the diagnosis and treatment team includes surgeons, oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists, nutrition and other experts, besides, the treatment of many tumors is not one-time, many tumors have the possibility of recurrence and metastasis, how to cure after recurrence and metastasis, it is necessary to provide all the previous consultation records, the more detailed and accurate the records are, the more helpful to the formulation of treatment plan after recurrence. The more detailed and accurate the records are, the more helpful it is for the formulation of treatment plan after recurrence. The more detailed and accurate the record is, the more helpful it is to the treatment plan after recurrence. It is obvious that tumor patients need to establish a complete “cancer file” by themselves or with the help of their family members and friends, so how should tumor patients establish their own file? The following format and contents are for your reference: Page 1: Your general information, which may include the following: Your name; Your age; Your blood type; Your height; Your weight; Your allergy history: including food and medications; Your routine test results (heart rate, blood pressure, blood sugar): Your family history: Yes? None? Your history of other diseases: hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease, etc. Your daily medication: name of medication, daily dose, etc. Photocopy all copies of pathology reports and surgical records. Page 3: Your chemotherapy medication records Because you may have multiple courses of chemotherapy, either before or after surgery, keep a separate record for each round of chemotherapy that includes: the name of the chemotherapy facility; the date the chemotherapy started; the name of the treatment protocol or clinical trial; the name and dose of the drug; how the drug was administered (e.g., orally, IV through a peripheral vein OR central vein, etc.). Adverse reaction profile (gastrointestinal reactions, bone marrow suppression, allergic reactions); name of supervising physician. On this page, the drugs you have used can be recorded in a separate list. Page 4: Your radiation therapy records Name of radiation therapy facility, name of radiation attending physician, start date, end date, type used (linear gas pedal, brachytherapy, etc.), amount of radiation per session, total radiation dose. What are the side effects associated with radiation therapy. Copies of all radiotherapy reports Page 5: Your imaging records (report card + films) Include copies of all imaging reports for x-ray, ultrasound, MRI, PET-CT scan (with CD), bone scan, etc., organized and filed. The films are organized in a film bag according to the date of occurrence, and the bag opening should clearly indicate the date of the examination, the examination site, and the name of the examination hospital. Page 6: Your other medical records Include oral endocrine therapies, targeted drugs and Chinese herbal medicines, accurately record the date of starting to take them, the single dose taken, the evaluation of the efficacy of the drugs, any adverse reactions, and if so, the extent and how they were treated. It may seem daunting to think about collecting all of your oncology-related medical information. But don’t wait until you have to get all this information, it will be very hard and very tedious for you to find then. After each visit, you must be proactive and ask your doctor for your records as mentioned above to collect and organize all the information that belongs to you. Folders are a great way to do this, and you can use different colored folders to keep track of your files. In case you need this information someday, you will be able to provide it to the doctor with accuracy.