Cancer Registry Operations Final Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
A registry is required to report its data to: -
correct answer ✅Governing Agencies
The document that is used by cancer registries to ensure all
reportable cancer cases are identified is called: -
correct answer ✅Reportable list
The process of near real-time data submission is called: -
correct answer ✅Concurrent Abstracting
On an annual basis, the central registry conducts death clearance
where there is a linkage between their database with the _____ file
from their state's vital records department. -
correct answer ✅Mortality
Most cases are moved from suspense to the cancer registry based
on: -
correct answer ✅Histology
Which of the following terms defines the occurrence of a separate
independent diagnosis of cancer? -
correct answer ✅Case
,Cancer Registry Operations Final Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Occasionally, cases may be missed for several different reasons, but
it is important to determine: -
correct answer ✅The cause and address it quickly
The central cancer registry plays a role in identifying cases that may
have been missed by facilities through: -
correct answer ✅Death clearance
Once a problem with casefinding is identified or there is lower than
expected case numbers, like the loss of a surgeon, it should be
communicated to the cancer committee and the: -
correct answer ✅Central Cancer Registry
The behavior codes that are never used by the hospital cancer
registry are: -
correct answer ✅/6 and /9
Facilities that collect data requested by their cancer committee are
known as: -
correct answer ✅Reportable-by-agreement cases
, Cancer Registry Operations Final Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
The data item based on the nature of involvement of the facility in
the care of the patient is called: -
correct answer ✅Class of Case
When entering a case into the cancer registry suspense system a
_______ ICD-O code based on the review of the pathology report is
included. -
correct answer ✅Preliminary
Cases that are determined to be cancer through histology are
known as: -
correct answer ✅Pathologically diagnosed
It is important for the cancer registry to know if which of the
following departments are part of the hospital or privately owned?
-
correct answer ✅Radiation Oncology Department
What type of cases are abstracted to meet central registry
requirements? -
correct answer ✅Non-analytic cases
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
A registry is required to report its data to: -
correct answer ✅Governing Agencies
The document that is used by cancer registries to ensure all
reportable cancer cases are identified is called: -
correct answer ✅Reportable list
The process of near real-time data submission is called: -
correct answer ✅Concurrent Abstracting
On an annual basis, the central registry conducts death clearance
where there is a linkage between their database with the _____ file
from their state's vital records department. -
correct answer ✅Mortality
Most cases are moved from suspense to the cancer registry based
on: -
correct answer ✅Histology
Which of the following terms defines the occurrence of a separate
independent diagnosis of cancer? -
correct answer ✅Case
,Cancer Registry Operations Final Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Occasionally, cases may be missed for several different reasons, but
it is important to determine: -
correct answer ✅The cause and address it quickly
The central cancer registry plays a role in identifying cases that may
have been missed by facilities through: -
correct answer ✅Death clearance
Once a problem with casefinding is identified or there is lower than
expected case numbers, like the loss of a surgeon, it should be
communicated to the cancer committee and the: -
correct answer ✅Central Cancer Registry
The behavior codes that are never used by the hospital cancer
registry are: -
correct answer ✅/6 and /9
Facilities that collect data requested by their cancer committee are
known as: -
correct answer ✅Reportable-by-agreement cases
, Cancer Registry Operations Final Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
The data item based on the nature of involvement of the facility in
the care of the patient is called: -
correct answer ✅Class of Case
When entering a case into the cancer registry suspense system a
_______ ICD-O code based on the review of the pathology report is
included. -
correct answer ✅Preliminary
Cases that are determined to be cancer through histology are
known as: -
correct answer ✅Pathologically diagnosed
It is important for the cancer registry to know if which of the
following departments are part of the hospital or privately owned?
-
correct answer ✅Radiation Oncology Department
What type of cases are abstracted to meet central registry
requirements? -
correct answer ✅Non-analytic cases
