CANCER REGISTRY MANAGEMENT: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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CANCER REGISTRY MANAGEMENT:
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Cancer6in6humans6was6first6seen:6-6ans-In625006B.C.

The6word6cancer6was6first6used6by:6-6ans-The6Greek6physician6Hippocrates

The6term6surveillance6as6applied6to6public6health6means:6-6ans-
Monitoring6the6occurrence6of6selected6health6conditions6in6the6population.

The6oldest6example6of6a6modern6cancer6registry6is:6-6ans-
The6Hamburg6Cancer6Registry6in6Germany

Which6of6the6following6are6types6of6cancer6registries?
1.6Population-based6registries
2.6State6cancer6registries
3.6Specialty6cancer6registries
4.6Hospital-based6cancer6registries6-6ans-1,63,6and64

True6or6False:6Every6state6in6the6US6has6a6population-based6state-
wide6central6cancer6registry:6-6ans-True

True6or6False:6The6National6Program6of6Cancer6Registries6(NPCR)6Cancer6SUr
veillance6System6(CSS)6was6authorized6by6National6Cancer6Act6in61971.6-
6ans-False

The6first6code6manual6used6in6cancer6registries6was6published6by:6-6ans-
ACS6-6American6Cancer6Society

NAACCR's6primary6role6is6to6represent6and6serve6as6a6forum6for6the6organizat
ion,6operation,6quality6control,6and6statistical6reporting:6-6ans-For6population-
based6cancer6registries

The6frist6national6cancer6registry6program6was6established6by:6-6ans-SEER

The6International6Classification6of6Diseases6for6Oncology6is6published6by:6-
6ans-The6World6Health6Organization6(WHO)

The6CTR6credential6is6awarded6by:6-6ans-NCRA

, The6cancer6registry6textbook6titled6CRM:6Principles6and6Practice6is6published6b
y:6-6ans-NCRA

United6States6Cancer6Statistics6(USCS)6contains6data6from:6-6ans-
NPCR6and6SEER

The6Self6Instructional6Manuals6for6Tumor6Registrars6series6is6published6by:6-
6ans-SEER

Accreditation6for6formal6education6programs6that6provide6entry-
level6professional6preparation6with6a6major6empahsis6in6CRM6is6offered6by:6-
6ans-NCRA

One6of6the6biggest6challenges6to6cancer6registrars6will6continue6to6be:6-6ans-
Keeping6up6with6changes6in6data6collection,6coding6and6reporting6standards.

The6use6of6standard6data6item6definitions6facilitates:6-6ans-
Training6procedures6for6coders,6common6editing6procedures,6comparability6of6dat
a

Reliability6refers6to:6-6ans-
How6consistently6different6people6will6code6the6same6circumstances6the6same6
way.

In62010,6the6way6registries6transmit6dates6was6changed6to6improve:6-6ans-
Intraoperability6of6date6transmission

When6an6old6item6is6no6longer6relevant:6-6ans-
One6or6more6new6response6categories6may6be6added6to6the6older6item6and/
or6the6old6item6may6be6dropped,6and6no6longer6coded

New6cancer6registry6data6items6may6be6added:6-6ans-As6a6result6of6
-6Medical6advances
-6Advances6in6computer6communication6technology
-6More6widespread6access6to6and6use6of6registry6data

True6or6False:6Registries6should6never6create6data6items6for6their6own6use:6-
6ans-False

True6or6False:6A6good6data6item6measures6information6that6is6usually6available
6to6abstractors.6-6ans-True

If6the6occupation6code6sometimes6represents6the6patient's6dominant6lifetime6occ
upation,6sometimes6the6current6occupation,6and6sometimes6the6most6recent6occ
upation,6reliability6can6be6improved6by6changing6the6codes6applied.6-6ans-False

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