Table 6.
Variable | Probable Cause | Solution |
---|---|---|
Race | Inconsistently captured in EHR | Collect at enrollment |
Education | Not well documented in EHR | Re-evaluate value of data/collect at enrollment |
Cancer stage | Not entered in EHR | Supplement with manual chart abstraction |
HER2/neu; ER/PR status | May not have been evaluated | Better evaluated as widely accepted standard in recent years. Limited testing may be required for older samples. |
Contraception | Not well captured in EHR | Collect on enrollment |
HER2/neu, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2; ER, Estrogen receptor; PR, Progesterone receptor; EHR, Electronic health record