CTR EXAM COC CANCER PROGRAM STANDARDS QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

A survey extension would be granted for CORRECT ANSWER natural disasters (e.g., flood, hurricane) or other disasters (e.g. fire). Extensions are not granted for issues related to registry operations such as delayed abstracting, deficiencies in standards, software conversion, or the resignation of staff. SAR is the acronym for CORRECT ANSWER Survey application record What requirement determines the percentage of patients enrolled in clinical trials each calendar year? CORRECT ANSWER The program category What is the minimum number of patients all hospitals are required to enroll in clinical trials? CORRECT ANSWER Standard 1.9 states that the required percentage of patients accrued to cancer-related clinical trials each calendar year is appropriate to the cancer program category for the facility. Which of the following is an example(s) of an educational activity that the cancer registry staff can use to satisfy the Cancer Registry Education standard? Cancer conference Tumor board Both (a) and (b) Neither (a) nor (b) CORRECT ANSWER Neither. Standard 1.11 states that all cancer registry staff must attend one cancer-related educational activity applicable to their position every calendar year. However, attendance at any format of patient management cancer conferences and/or tumor boards does not meet the requirements for this standard. All members of the cancer registry staff are required to participate in cancer-related education applicable to their position conducted at the local, state, regional or national level each calendar year. To receive commendation, the cancer committee must develop and distribute a report on CORRECT ANSWER patient outcomes or on program outcomes each calendar year. How often is the cancer committee required to develop and distribute a report on patient outcomes or program outcomes? CORRECT ANSWER There is no requirement to develop and publish a report on patient or program outcomes: To receive commendation, Standard 1.12 states that the cancer committee develop and distribute an annual report on either patient outcomes or on program outcomes each calendar year. Because this standard is for commendation only, it is considered optional. Therefore, there is no requirement that this report be prepared. To receive commendation, when the cancer committee completes its report on either patient outcomes or program outcomes, it is required to distribute the report