Table 4.

Descriptive Statistics for NCCN/FACT Symptom Index Scores

Cancer Type	Number of Items on Index (New Items*)	Possible Range of Index Scores	Mean Index Score (SD)	Mean FACT-G (SD)
Bladder	18(2)	0–72	46.3 (11.4)	75.6 (14.5)
Brain	24(3)	0–96	67.3 (13.6)	78.8 (13.5)
Breast	16(3)	0–64	42.3 (12.1)	76.9 (18.0)
Colorectal	19(4)	0–76	55.3 (11.7)	79.5 (13.7)
Head and neck	22(4)	0–88	53.1 (14.5)	74.6 (14.7)
Hepatobiliary	18(0)	0–72	45.7 (12.8)	72.7 (16.8)
Kidney	19(2)	0–76	49.4 (11.5)	78.5 (14.8)
Lung	17(2)	0–68	46.1 (9.1)	78.2 (13.9)
Lymphoma	18(2)	0–72	48.8 (12.0)	81.8 (16.0)
Ovarian	18(2)	0–72	51.6 (10.7)	78.1 (15.1)
Prostate	17(2)	0–68	46.2 (8.8)	82.0 (13.5)

Abbreviations: FACT, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy; G, general; SD, standard deviation.

^*The number of items added to the index based on patient feedback that were not administered as part of a FACT questionnaire. Index scores have been prorated upward to account for this missing data.