Organizing Your Chemotherapy Records

Because you may receive more than one round of chemotherapy, it's easiest if you keep a separate record for each round of chemo that includes:

• name, address and phone number of institution where chemo was given
• dates of chemo
• medical record number
• name and phone number of doctor who supervised your chemotherapy
• nurse or nurse practitioner's name and phone number
• type of central line, if applicable
• name of treatment protocol or clinical trial
• name of medication
• dose received each session
• number of doses
• cumulative dose
• how medicine was given (as a pill, IV through a peripheral vein, IV through a central line, lumbar injection, etc.)
• anti-nausea medicines used
• allergic reactions, if any
• adverse reactions, if any
• change in dose or medicine because of adverse reactions