Cancer Registry Management:
Questions and Answers
Cancer in humans was first seen: -
correct answer ✅In 2500 B.C.
The word cancer was first used by: -
correct answer ✅The Greek physician Hippocrates
The term surveillance as applied to public health means: -
correct answer ✅Monitoring the occurrence of selected health
conditions in the population.
The oldest example of a modern cancer registry is: -
correct answer ✅The Hamburg Cancer Registry in Germany
Which of the following are types of cancer registries?
1. Population-based registries
2. State cancer registries
3. Specialty cancer registries
4. Hospital-based cancer registries -
correct answer ✅1, 3, and 4
,Cancer Registry Management:
Questions and Answers
True or False: Every state in the US has a population-based state-
wide central cancer registry: -
correct answer ✅True
True or False: The National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)
Cancer SUrveillance System (CSS) was authorized by National
Cancer Act in 1971. -
correct answer ✅False
The first code manual used in cancer registries was published by: -
correct answer ✅ACS - American Cancer Society
NAACCR's primary role is to represent and serve as a forum for the
organization, operation, quality control, and statistical reporting: -
correct answer ✅For population-based cancer registries
The frist national cancer registry program was established by: -
correct answer ✅SEER
The International Classification of Diseases for Oncology is
published by: -
correct answer ✅The World Health Organization (WHO)
,Cancer Registry Management:
Questions and Answers
The CTR credential is awarded by: -
correct answer ✅NCRA
The cancer registry textbook titled CRM: Principles and Practice is
published by: -
correct answer ✅NCRA
United States Cancer Statistics (USCS) contains data from: -
correct answer ✅NPCR and SEER
The Self Instructional Manuals for Tumor Registrars series is
published by: -
correct answer ✅SEER
Accreditation for formal education programs that provide entry-
level professional preparation with a major empahsis in CRM is
offered by: -
correct answer ✅NCRA
One of the biggest challenges to cancer registrars will continue to
be: -
, Cancer Registry Management:
Questions and Answers
correct answer ✅Keeping up with changes in data collection,
coding and reporting standards.
The use of standard data item definitions facilitates: -
correct answer ✅Training procedures for coders, common editing
procedures, comparability of data
Reliability refers to: -
correct answer ✅How consistently different people will code the
same circumstances the same way.
In 2010, the way registries transmit dates was changed to improve:
-
correct answer ✅Intraoperability of date transmission
When an old item is no longer relevant: -
correct answer ✅One or more new response categories may be
added to the older item and/or the old item may be dropped, and
no longer coded
New cancer registry data items may be added: -
correct answer ✅As a result of
Questions and Answers
Cancer in humans was first seen: -
correct answer ✅In 2500 B.C.
The word cancer was first used by: -
correct answer ✅The Greek physician Hippocrates
The term surveillance as applied to public health means: -
correct answer ✅Monitoring the occurrence of selected health
conditions in the population.
The oldest example of a modern cancer registry is: -
correct answer ✅The Hamburg Cancer Registry in Germany
Which of the following are types of cancer registries?
1. Population-based registries
2. State cancer registries
3. Specialty cancer registries
4. Hospital-based cancer registries -
correct answer ✅1, 3, and 4
,Cancer Registry Management:
Questions and Answers
True or False: Every state in the US has a population-based state-
wide central cancer registry: -
correct answer ✅True
True or False: The National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)
Cancer SUrveillance System (CSS) was authorized by National
Cancer Act in 1971. -
correct answer ✅False
The first code manual used in cancer registries was published by: -
correct answer ✅ACS - American Cancer Society
NAACCR's primary role is to represent and serve as a forum for the
organization, operation, quality control, and statistical reporting: -
correct answer ✅For population-based cancer registries
The frist national cancer registry program was established by: -
correct answer ✅SEER
The International Classification of Diseases for Oncology is
published by: -
correct answer ✅The World Health Organization (WHO)
,Cancer Registry Management:
Questions and Answers
The CTR credential is awarded by: -
correct answer ✅NCRA
The cancer registry textbook titled CRM: Principles and Practice is
published by: -
correct answer ✅NCRA
United States Cancer Statistics (USCS) contains data from: -
correct answer ✅NPCR and SEER
The Self Instructional Manuals for Tumor Registrars series is
published by: -
correct answer ✅SEER
Accreditation for formal education programs that provide entry-
level professional preparation with a major empahsis in CRM is
offered by: -
correct answer ✅NCRA
One of the biggest challenges to cancer registrars will continue to
be: -
, Cancer Registry Management:
Questions and Answers
correct answer ✅Keeping up with changes in data collection,
coding and reporting standards.
The use of standard data item definitions facilitates: -
correct answer ✅Training procedures for coders, common editing
procedures, comparability of data
Reliability refers to: -
correct answer ✅How consistently different people will code the
same circumstances the same way.
In 2010, the way registries transmit dates was changed to improve:
-
correct answer ✅Intraoperability of date transmission
When an old item is no longer relevant: -
correct answer ✅One or more new response categories may be
added to the older item and/or the old item may be dropped, and
no longer coded
New cancer registry data items may be added: -
correct answer ✅As a result of
