CTR Exam Data Quality/Usage Questions
and Correct Solution A+
True or false? The only information that is requested when a follow-up letter is sent to a
physician is the vital status and last date of contact of the patient. - False.
The follow-up letters usually request information on vital status, the last date of contact,
cancer status, and any additional treatment information.
Quality control efforts in the cancer registry should target which of the following areas: -
Casefinding and the reportable list
Use of the data standards manuals
Data entry errors
Which of the following is NOT required to be included in the evaluation of the quality of
cancer registry data? - Abstract is complete within six months of initial contact with the
facility
The following is an example of an Edit error. Given the information provided by the edit
error message, how should this edit be corrected?
Edit: Laterality, Primary Site
E: Laterality must be provided for specified paired organs/sites
Laterality (295) [0] _
Primary Site (291) [C445] _ _ _ _
Date of Diagnosis (283) [020120xx] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Abstract Text:
PATIENT DIAGNOSED WITH MELANOMA ON MID LOWER BACK ON BIOPSY ON 2/1/20xx.
2/25/20xx PATIENT ADMITTED FOR WIDE EXCISION AND SENTINEL LYMPH NODE
BIOPSY. - Laterality should be corrected to code 5
Stage is an example of: - Ordinal data
According to NCI, the standard way of discussing prognosis is by using _________ survival
rates. - 5-year
For the following data set, what is the median? Data: 96 48 27 72 39 70 7 68 99 36 95 4 6
13 34 74 65 42 28 54 69 - 48
Epidemiology - The occurrence of disease in human populations
When an epidemiologist refers to the distribution of disease, which of the following is being
described: - Person, place, and time
The first step in preparing a statistical report is to - Determine the objectives of the report
and Correct Solution A+
True or false? The only information that is requested when a follow-up letter is sent to a
physician is the vital status and last date of contact of the patient. - False.
The follow-up letters usually request information on vital status, the last date of contact,
cancer status, and any additional treatment information.
Quality control efforts in the cancer registry should target which of the following areas: -
Casefinding and the reportable list
Use of the data standards manuals
Data entry errors
Which of the following is NOT required to be included in the evaluation of the quality of
cancer registry data? - Abstract is complete within six months of initial contact with the
facility
The following is an example of an Edit error. Given the information provided by the edit
error message, how should this edit be corrected?
Edit: Laterality, Primary Site
E: Laterality must be provided for specified paired organs/sites
Laterality (295) [0] _
Primary Site (291) [C445] _ _ _ _
Date of Diagnosis (283) [020120xx] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Abstract Text:
PATIENT DIAGNOSED WITH MELANOMA ON MID LOWER BACK ON BIOPSY ON 2/1/20xx.
2/25/20xx PATIENT ADMITTED FOR WIDE EXCISION AND SENTINEL LYMPH NODE
BIOPSY. - Laterality should be corrected to code 5
Stage is an example of: - Ordinal data
According to NCI, the standard way of discussing prognosis is by using _________ survival
rates. - 5-year
For the following data set, what is the median? Data: 96 48 27 72 39 70 7 68 99 36 95 4 6
13 34 74 65 42 28 54 69 - 48
Epidemiology - The occurrence of disease in human populations
When an epidemiologist refers to the distribution of disease, which of the following is being
described: - Person, place, and time
The first step in preparing a statistical report is to - Determine the objectives of the report
