Place of Diagnosis

Field Length:  60

This item is an optional text field for documentation of the facility, physician office, city, state, or county where the intial diagnosis was made.  Text documentation is an essential component of a complete abstract and is heavily utilized for quality control and special studies.  

If the patient was diagnosed with this cancer in Kentucky, be as specific as possible.  Use this field to indicate the facility, physician's office, or location where the diagnosis was made.  If the patient was diagnosed outside Kentucky, be as specific as possible, even though the city, state, or country of residence may be the best available information.