Spanish Translation of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE)

Linguistic Validation of the Spanish Translation of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE)

The purpose of this study is to see if questions in English about symptoms that patients may have during cancer treatment are understandable when translated into Spanish. These questions will later be used in future studies to give a better understanding of patient symptoms".

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants must be 18 years or older and be able to provide informed consent.
• Participants must be patients being followed for clinical care at one of the collaborating sites, and must be either currently undergoing or having completed treatment (chemotherapy or radiation therapy) for cancer in the previous 6 months.
• Participants must be native Spanish-speakers.
• Participants must be able either to read and understand the items in Spanish or to hear and understand and respond to the items when read to them verbatim in Spanish.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Cognitive impairment as determined by the patient's Physician or Nurse which or study coordinators renders them unable to understand the items or report on his/her symptoms from the last 7 days.
• Participants who have only received surgery are not eligible
• If participants request to have the consent form in English, they will not be eligible for participation in this study.