Cancer Registry Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
160 Correct Answers How many practicum hours must be
completed for an individual to earn the CTR credential?
a. 180
b. 170
c. 165
d. 160
abstract Correct Answers Definition:
a summary record in a standardized format that allows for
systematic collection of information on a cancer patient's
experience.
abstracts Correct Answers _______ are documents maintained
by the cancer registry and form the basis for all of the registry
operations.
a. Records
b. Abstracts
c. Cases
accession number Correct Answers Definition:
a nine-digit unique number in the hospital cancer registry system
that identifies the patient.
annually Correct Answers 5. How often do hospital cancer
registries collect and update information on the status of
patient's cancer?
c. Multiple Primary and Histology Coding Rules (MP/H)
Correct Answers 4. __________ were implemented to guide
, cancer registries in determining the number of abstracts to
prepare for solid tumors and how to assign the appropriate
histology code for each primary tumor abstracted.
a. Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Neoplasm Case Reportability
and Coding Rules (Heme MP/H Rules)
b. AJCC Cancer Staging Manual
c. Multiple Primary and Histology Coding Rules (MP/H)
cancer Correct Answers Definition:
a general term for more than 100 diseases characterized by
uncontrolled growth of cells.
cancer registry Correct Answers Definition:
a surveillance system that systematically collects newly
diagnosed cancer cases for the purpose of monitoring the disease
burden, the quality of care of cancer patients, cancer survival,
and disparities.
CoC Correct Answers Who provides hospital-based cancer
registries with data standards and coding instruction in the form
of the facility oncology registry data standards manual?
a. CoC
b. AHIMA
c. NAACCR
d. SEER
CoC (Commission on Cancer) Correct Answers 4. __________
developed the first standards of quality, multidisciplinary and
comprehensive cancer care delivery in the health care setting.
160 Correct Answers How many practicum hours must be
completed for an individual to earn the CTR credential?
a. 180
b. 170
c. 165
d. 160
abstract Correct Answers Definition:
a summary record in a standardized format that allows for
systematic collection of information on a cancer patient's
experience.
abstracts Correct Answers _______ are documents maintained
by the cancer registry and form the basis for all of the registry
operations.
a. Records
b. Abstracts
c. Cases
accession number Correct Answers Definition:
a nine-digit unique number in the hospital cancer registry system
that identifies the patient.
annually Correct Answers 5. How often do hospital cancer
registries collect and update information on the status of
patient's cancer?
c. Multiple Primary and Histology Coding Rules (MP/H)
Correct Answers 4. __________ were implemented to guide
, cancer registries in determining the number of abstracts to
prepare for solid tumors and how to assign the appropriate
histology code for each primary tumor abstracted.
a. Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Neoplasm Case Reportability
and Coding Rules (Heme MP/H Rules)
b. AJCC Cancer Staging Manual
c. Multiple Primary and Histology Coding Rules (MP/H)
cancer Correct Answers Definition:
a general term for more than 100 diseases characterized by
uncontrolled growth of cells.
cancer registry Correct Answers Definition:
a surveillance system that systematically collects newly
diagnosed cancer cases for the purpose of monitoring the disease
burden, the quality of care of cancer patients, cancer survival,
and disparities.
CoC Correct Answers Who provides hospital-based cancer
registries with data standards and coding instruction in the form
of the facility oncology registry data standards manual?
a. CoC
b. AHIMA
c. NAACCR
d. SEER
CoC (Commission on Cancer) Correct Answers 4. __________
developed the first standards of quality, multidisciplinary and
comprehensive cancer care delivery in the health care setting.
