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The ability for a cancer registry to incorporate electronic data from an external source into the registry
and the ability for external recipients to incorporate registry data for their use is:
a. interoperability
b. not permitted
c. semantic
d. syntactic Answer:- interoperability
What type of CR is designated to determine cancer patterns among various pop, monitor ca trends over
time, and evaluate ca control efforts?
a. familial
b. hospital-based
c. pop-based
d. specialty Answer:- pop-based
What is the nationwide onc outcomes database for accrediated ca programs in the US?
a. GLOBOCAN
b. NCDB
c. NPCR
d. SEER Program Answer:- NCDB
HIPAA and other regulations give pts the right to:
a. Review any of the organization's business records on them
b. Review central ca registry information on them
c. Review information on them ca registry
d. Review their own medical records kept by the organization Answer:- Review their own medical
records kept by the organization
The resource ffor detailed specifications and codes for each data item in the data exhange record layout is:
a. Cancer program standards
b. FORDS
c. NAACCR Volume II Data Standards and Data Dictionary
d. SEER Program Coding & Staging Manual Answer:- NAACCR Volume II Data Standards & Data
Dictionary
Lymph-vascular invasion is the presence of tumor cells in:
a. Distant mets sites
b. LN(s)
c. Lymphatic channels or blood vessels
d. The thymus Answer:- Lymphatic channels or blood vessels
The final dx on the path report documents Nottingham score of 8. The primary site is most likely:
,a. Brain
b. Breast
c. Kidney
d. Skin Answer:- Breast
Freestanding path labs may be a casefinding source for a:
a. Community hospital cancer program
b. NCDB
c. Network ca program
d. State central cancer registry Answer:- State central ca registry
Pt admitted to hospital on 2/1/16 w/ congestive heart failure. On 2/2/16 the pt had a CT that showed a
mass in the lung, probably malig. On 2/3/16 the pt had a partial lobectomy. Path report documented RUL
mass, adenoca, confined to the lung. What is the date of first contact?
a. 2/1/16
b. 2/2/16
c. 2/3/16
d. 2/99/16 Answer:- 2/3/16
Pt w/ endometrial adenoca self-identifes as multiracial. Her mother is Hawaiian, and her father is AA?
What is the code for Race 1?
a. 02: Black
b. 07: Hawaiian
c. 98: Other
d. 99: Unknown Answer:- Black
The ca program at General Hosp is accredited by the CoC. The cancer committee at General Hosp
included CIS of the cervix on on its list of reportable cases. For General Hospital, CIS cases are:
a. analytic
b. nonmalig
c. prospective
d. reportable by agreement Answer:- Reportable by agreement
Pt w/ stage III colon ca was treated w/ hemicolectomy and Folfox. Folfox is:
a. Hormone therapy
b. Immunotherapy
c. Multi-agent chemotherapy
d. Single-agent chemotherapy Answer:- Multi-agent chemotherapy
Pt was admitted w/ AX adenopathy. Aspiration bx of AX LN dx mets melanoma. Primary site was not
identified. What is the primary site on the abstract?
a. AX LN
b. Skin of axilla
c. Skin NOS
d. Unk Answer:- Skin NOS
The Ca Committee at General Hosp in Pine Valley, sponsored a smoking cessation program in
conjunction w/ the Pine Valley Public Health Dept. This is an example of a(n): Prevention Program
a. Accountability measure
b. Prevention program
c. Quality improvement measure
,d. screening program Answer:- Prevention program
Pt has mammo @ ABC Clinic on 4/1/16 w/ impression of RUOQ breast mass, probably malig. Pt has Rt
breast core bx @ DEF Surg Ctr dx duc ca on 4/18/16. Pt was referred to an onc @ GHI Onc Ctr & began
neoadjuvant chemo on 4/29/16. Pt had lumpectomy and SLN bx on 8/29/16 at JKL Hosp w/ residual
DCIS and no mets in LN. What is the pt's date of dx?
a. 4/1/2016
b. 4/8/2016
c. 4/29/2016
d. 8/29/2016 Answer:- 4/1/2016
In the scenario above, what is the code for diagnostic confirmation?
a. 1 pos histology
b. 4 pos, method not specified
c. 6 Visualization
d. 7 Radiography Answer:- 1 pos histology
Pt was dx w/ & tx for breast ca @ Facility AA in 2010. The pt was admitted in June 2016 to Facility ZZ
to be treated for liver mets from breast ca. Facility ZZ has a CoC accredited ca program. What type of
case is this for Facility ZZ?
a. accession
b. analytic
c. non-analytic
d. suspense Answer:- non-analytic
Linkage of the ca registry database to files from the state department of motor vechicles was performed.
This type of f/u is most likely done by the:
a. Hospital-based ca registry
b. NCDB
c. NPCR
d. State central ca registry Answer:- State central ca registry
Final path dx: Adenoca of the endometrium, FIGO GR I, w/ central stromal invasion, FIGO stage II.
What is the code for the GR data item?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 9 Answer:- 1
Primary tumors of the brain & CNS are reportable when the tumor behavior is:
a. benign
b. borderline
c. malig
d. all of the above Answer:- All of the above
Ca registry staff @ Hosp DD create an abstract for a ca pt within 1 wk of hosp discharge & add
information from later visits or other sources as it becomes available. The process is?
a. casefinding
b. concurrent abstracting
c. f/u
d. suspense system Answer:- Concurrent abstracting
, The process of living w/, through, and beyond ca is:
a. a care plan
b. outcomes
c. survivorship
d. treatment Answer:- Survivorship
Liver bx: mets poorly diff adenoca, most likely lung origin. What is the code for the GR data item?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 4
d. 9 Answer:- 3
Which of the following are paired sites?
a. Skin of the external ear
b. ovary
c. tonsil
d. kidney
e. colon
f. ureter Answer:- a, b, c, d, f
TRUE OR FALSE.
Adrenal gland is a paired site Answer:- True
Cancer in humans was first seen:
a. in 1842 by an Italian physician
b. in 2500 B.C.
c. around 460 to 370 B.C.
d. in 1629 in England Answer:- in 2500 B.C.
The word ca was 1st used by:
a. the Greek physician Hippocrates
b. ancient Egyptians
c. the Edwin Smith & George Ebers papyri Answer:- the Greek physician Hippocrates
The term surveillance as applied to public health means:
a. monitoring death certificate case of death information
b. monitoring of the occurrence of selected health conditions in the pop
c. studying the cause of ca
d. recording information on a dz Answer:- monitoring of the occurrence of selected health conditions in
the pop
The oldest ex of a modem ca registry is:
a. Dr.Ernest Codman's Registry of Bone Sarcoma
b. the Connecticut Tumor Registry
c. the Hamburg Ca Registry in Germany
d. the SEER Program Answer:- the Hamburg Ca Registry in Germany
Which of the following are types of ca registries?
1. Pop-based registries
2. State ca registries
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The ability for a cancer registry to incorporate electronic data from an external source into the registry
and the ability for external recipients to incorporate registry data for their use is:
a. interoperability
b. not permitted
c. semantic
d. syntactic Answer:- interoperability
What type of CR is designated to determine cancer patterns among various pop, monitor ca trends over
time, and evaluate ca control efforts?
a. familial
b. hospital-based
c. pop-based
d. specialty Answer:- pop-based
What is the nationwide onc outcomes database for accrediated ca programs in the US?
a. GLOBOCAN
b. NCDB
c. NPCR
d. SEER Program Answer:- NCDB
HIPAA and other regulations give pts the right to:
a. Review any of the organization's business records on them
b. Review central ca registry information on them
c. Review information on them ca registry
d. Review their own medical records kept by the organization Answer:- Review their own medical
records kept by the organization
The resource ffor detailed specifications and codes for each data item in the data exhange record layout is:
a. Cancer program standards
b. FORDS
c. NAACCR Volume II Data Standards and Data Dictionary
d. SEER Program Coding & Staging Manual Answer:- NAACCR Volume II Data Standards & Data
Dictionary
Lymph-vascular invasion is the presence of tumor cells in:
a. Distant mets sites
b. LN(s)
c. Lymphatic channels or blood vessels
d. The thymus Answer:- Lymphatic channels or blood vessels
The final dx on the path report documents Nottingham score of 8. The primary site is most likely:
,a. Brain
b. Breast
c. Kidney
d. Skin Answer:- Breast
Freestanding path labs may be a casefinding source for a:
a. Community hospital cancer program
b. NCDB
c. Network ca program
d. State central cancer registry Answer:- State central ca registry
Pt admitted to hospital on 2/1/16 w/ congestive heart failure. On 2/2/16 the pt had a CT that showed a
mass in the lung, probably malig. On 2/3/16 the pt had a partial lobectomy. Path report documented RUL
mass, adenoca, confined to the lung. What is the date of first contact?
a. 2/1/16
b. 2/2/16
c. 2/3/16
d. 2/99/16 Answer:- 2/3/16
Pt w/ endometrial adenoca self-identifes as multiracial. Her mother is Hawaiian, and her father is AA?
What is the code for Race 1?
a. 02: Black
b. 07: Hawaiian
c. 98: Other
d. 99: Unknown Answer:- Black
The ca program at General Hosp is accredited by the CoC. The cancer committee at General Hosp
included CIS of the cervix on on its list of reportable cases. For General Hospital, CIS cases are:
a. analytic
b. nonmalig
c. prospective
d. reportable by agreement Answer:- Reportable by agreement
Pt w/ stage III colon ca was treated w/ hemicolectomy and Folfox. Folfox is:
a. Hormone therapy
b. Immunotherapy
c. Multi-agent chemotherapy
d. Single-agent chemotherapy Answer:- Multi-agent chemotherapy
Pt was admitted w/ AX adenopathy. Aspiration bx of AX LN dx mets melanoma. Primary site was not
identified. What is the primary site on the abstract?
a. AX LN
b. Skin of axilla
c. Skin NOS
d. Unk Answer:- Skin NOS
The Ca Committee at General Hosp in Pine Valley, sponsored a smoking cessation program in
conjunction w/ the Pine Valley Public Health Dept. This is an example of a(n): Prevention Program
a. Accountability measure
b. Prevention program
c. Quality improvement measure
,d. screening program Answer:- Prevention program
Pt has mammo @ ABC Clinic on 4/1/16 w/ impression of RUOQ breast mass, probably malig. Pt has Rt
breast core bx @ DEF Surg Ctr dx duc ca on 4/18/16. Pt was referred to an onc @ GHI Onc Ctr & began
neoadjuvant chemo on 4/29/16. Pt had lumpectomy and SLN bx on 8/29/16 at JKL Hosp w/ residual
DCIS and no mets in LN. What is the pt's date of dx?
a. 4/1/2016
b. 4/8/2016
c. 4/29/2016
d. 8/29/2016 Answer:- 4/1/2016
In the scenario above, what is the code for diagnostic confirmation?
a. 1 pos histology
b. 4 pos, method not specified
c. 6 Visualization
d. 7 Radiography Answer:- 1 pos histology
Pt was dx w/ & tx for breast ca @ Facility AA in 2010. The pt was admitted in June 2016 to Facility ZZ
to be treated for liver mets from breast ca. Facility ZZ has a CoC accredited ca program. What type of
case is this for Facility ZZ?
a. accession
b. analytic
c. non-analytic
d. suspense Answer:- non-analytic
Linkage of the ca registry database to files from the state department of motor vechicles was performed.
This type of f/u is most likely done by the:
a. Hospital-based ca registry
b. NCDB
c. NPCR
d. State central ca registry Answer:- State central ca registry
Final path dx: Adenoca of the endometrium, FIGO GR I, w/ central stromal invasion, FIGO stage II.
What is the code for the GR data item?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 9 Answer:- 1
Primary tumors of the brain & CNS are reportable when the tumor behavior is:
a. benign
b. borderline
c. malig
d. all of the above Answer:- All of the above
Ca registry staff @ Hosp DD create an abstract for a ca pt within 1 wk of hosp discharge & add
information from later visits or other sources as it becomes available. The process is?
a. casefinding
b. concurrent abstracting
c. f/u
d. suspense system Answer:- Concurrent abstracting
, The process of living w/, through, and beyond ca is:
a. a care plan
b. outcomes
c. survivorship
d. treatment Answer:- Survivorship
Liver bx: mets poorly diff adenoca, most likely lung origin. What is the code for the GR data item?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 4
d. 9 Answer:- 3
Which of the following are paired sites?
a. Skin of the external ear
b. ovary
c. tonsil
d. kidney
e. colon
f. ureter Answer:- a, b, c, d, f
TRUE OR FALSE.
Adrenal gland is a paired site Answer:- True
Cancer in humans was first seen:
a. in 1842 by an Italian physician
b. in 2500 B.C.
c. around 460 to 370 B.C.
d. in 1629 in England Answer:- in 2500 B.C.
The word ca was 1st used by:
a. the Greek physician Hippocrates
b. ancient Egyptians
c. the Edwin Smith & George Ebers papyri Answer:- the Greek physician Hippocrates
The term surveillance as applied to public health means:
a. monitoring death certificate case of death information
b. monitoring of the occurrence of selected health conditions in the pop
c. studying the cause of ca
d. recording information on a dz Answer:- monitoring of the occurrence of selected health conditions in
the pop
The oldest ex of a modem ca registry is:
a. Dr.Ernest Codman's Registry of Bone Sarcoma
b. the Connecticut Tumor Registry
c. the Hamburg Ca Registry in Germany
d. the SEER Program Answer:- the Hamburg Ca Registry in Germany
Which of the following are types of ca registries?
1. Pop-based registries
2. State ca registries
