CTR EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2023

CTR EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2023 Which of the following is a permissible disclosure of confidential patient information from the cancer registry? a. to a facility not involved with the patient's care b. to the pt c. to another registry for f/u purposes d. to the pt's attorney - Correct answer-To another registry for f/u purposes What is a source of ca incidence & survival data from pop-based ca registries covering ~28% of US pop? a. ACoS CoC b. CDC NPCR c. NAACCR d. NCI SEER program - Correct answer-NCI SEER program Medical data that are combined w/o pt identifiers are: a. Aggregate data b. Confidential data c. Pop-based data d. Unusable data - Correct answer-Aggregate data Which of the following information must healthcare organizations protect? a. employee information b. information about the organization c. individually identifiable pt health information d. all the above - Correct answer-All the above Terrie Tumor Registrar ompletes a productivity sheet at the end of each day listing tasks completed that day. This is a form of: a. budget b. time motion study c. step assessment d. work flow chart - Correct answer-Time motion study The use of password to verify that a person is who they purport to be before they are granted access to confidential data is: a. audit trail b. encryption c. firewall d. user authentication - Correct answer-User authetication All of the state ca registries in the US are required to submit their data to: a. the CDC National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) b. the NCI SEER Program c. Either CDC/NPCR or NCI/SEER d. None o fthe above - Correct answer-Eiither CDC/NPCR or NCI/SEER Caitlin Cancer Registrar is the cancer registry manager. She received a budget for the registry from the office of the facility's chief financial officer This type of budget is: a. bottom-up b. capital c. operating d. top-down - Correct answer-top-down The organization that formulates & publishes systems to classify ca to be used for selecting effective tx, determining prognosis, and evaluating ca control measures in the: a. AJCC b. NAACCR c. CoC d. SEER PROGRAM - Correct answer-AJCC Danielle Data Manager is preparing to submit data from the hospital cancer registry to the state CR. What is used to facilitate the data exchange? a. Firewall b. NAACCR data exchange record layout c. Record linkage d. SEER program - Correct answer-NAACCR data exchange record layout The CP of the medical center on XYZ Air Force Base submits their cases to the Automated Central Tumor Registry (ACTUR) & to the NCDB. The CP has a: a. Hospital/institution-based ca registry b. Network ca registry c. non-pop based cancer registry d. pop-based central cancer registry - Correct answer-Hospital/institution-based ca registry 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct answer-Concurrent abstracting The process of living w/, through, and beyond ca is: a. a care plan b. outcomes c. survivorship d. treatment - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct answer-a, b, c, d, f TRUE OR FALSE. Adrenal gland is a paired site - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct answer-the Hamburg Ca Registry in Germany Which of the following are types of ca registries? 1. Pop-based registries 2. State ca registries 3. Specialty ca registries 4. Hospital-based ca registries a. 1,2, and 3 b. 2,3, and 4 c. 1,3, and 4 d. all of the above - Correct answer-1,3, and 4 TRUE OR FALSE. Each state in the US has a pop-based state-wide central ca registry. - Correct answerTrue Death certificate information from the vital statistics registration system. Hosp-based ca registry, Pop-based ca registry, or Specialty ca registry may be more than one - Correct answer-Pop-based ca registries Pts dx in independent path labs Hosp-based ca registry, Pop-based ca registry, or Specialty ca registry may be more than one - Correct answer-Pop-based ca registry Active f/u information on registered pts Hosp-based ca registry, Pop-based ca registry, or Specialty ca registry may be more than one - Correct answer-Hosp-based ca registry Pts dx &/or treated for ca @ a particular facility or facilities Hosp-based ca registry, Pop-based ca registry, or Specialty ca registry may be more than one - Correct answer-Hosp-based ca registry, pop-based registry Pts who voluntarily self-enroll Hosp-based ca registry, Pop-based ca registry, or Specialty ca registry may be more than one - Correct answer-Specialty ca registry Only pts w/ certain familial cancers Hosp-based ca registry, Pop-based ca registry, or Specialty ca registry may be more than one - Correct answer-Specialty ca registry Pts tx in independent ca centers Hosp-based ca registry, Pop-based ca registry, or Specialty ca registry may be more than one - Correct answer-pop-based ca registry Pts from private clinics & hospices Hosp-based ca registry, Pop-based ca registry, or Specialty ca registry may be more than one - Correct answer-pop-based ca registry Only pts w/ a particular type of ca Hosp-based ca registry, Pop-based ca registry, or Specialty ca registry may be more than one - Correct answer-Specialty ca registry Pts enrolled by physicians Hosp-based ca registry, Pop-based ca registry, or Specialty ca registry may be more than one - Correct answer-Specialty ca registry TRUE OR FALSE. The NPCR Ca Surveillance System (CSS) was authorized by National Ca Act in 1971 - Correct answer-False The first code manual used in cancer registries was published by: a. CoC b. SEER c. ACS d. NAACCR - Correct answer-ACS NAACCR's primary role is to rep & serve as a forum for the organization, operation, quality control, and statistical reporting? a. for hosp-based ca registries b. for pop-based ca registries c. for specialty ca registries d. none of the above - Correct answer-for pop-based ca registries The first national ca registry program was established by: a. CoC b. NPCR c. SEER d. ACS - Correct answer-SEER The International Classification of Dz for Onc is published by: - Correct answer-WHO The CTR credential is awarded by: a.NAACCR b.CoC c.NCRA d.NPCR - Correct answer-NCRA The ca registry textbook titled Ca Registry Management: Principles & Practice is published by: a. NAACCR b. NCCCS c. NCRA d. CoC - Correct answer-NCRA US Ca Statistics (USCS) contains data from: a. NCDB & NAACCR b. NPCR & SEER c. NCRA d. CoC - Correct answer-NPCR & SEER The Self Instructional Manuals for Tumor Registrars series is published by: a. NCRA b. SEER c. NAACCR d. CoC - Correct answer-SEER Cancer Facts & Figures - Correct answer-CoC Patient Care Eval Studies - Correct answer-ACS Ca in 5 Continents - Correct answer-IACR Accreditation for formal education programs that provide entry-level professional preparation w/ a major emphasis in Ca Registry Management is offered by: a. NAACCR b. CoC c. SEER d. NCRA - Correct answer-NCRA One of the biggest challenges to ca registrars will continue to be: a. finding a good job b. keeping up w/ challenges in data collection, coding, & reporting standards c. getting the proper education for the job d. All of the above - Correct answer-Keeping up w/ challenges in data collection, coding, & reporting standards Advancing clinical, epidemiological, and health services research on ca Hosp-based ca registry, Pop-based ca registry, or Specialty ca registry may be more than one - Correct answer-pop-based ca registry, specialty ca registry Evaluating clinical care & hosp administration Hosp-based ca registry, Pop-based ca registry, or Specialty ca registry may be more than one - Correct answer-Hosp-based ca registry Providing advocacy & educational opportunities to ca pts Hosp-based ca registry, Pop-based ca registry, or Specialty ca registry may be more than one - Correct answer-hosp-based ca registry, specialty ca registry Exploration of trends in ca care Hosp-based ca registry, Pop-based ca registry, or Specialty ca registry may be more than one - Correct answer-pop-based ca registry Creation of regional & state benchmarks for hospitals Hosp-based ca registry, Pop-based ca registry, or Specialty ca registry may be more than one - Correct answer-pop-based ca registry Gathering & disseminating epidemiologic data on a specific type of ca Hosp-based ca registry, Pop-based ca registry, or Specialty ca registry may be more than one - Correct answer-Specialty ca registry Determination of ca patterns among various pop or sub-pops Hosp-based ca registry, Pop-based ca registry, or Specialty ca registry may be more than one - Correct answer-pop-based ca registries Monitoring ca trends over time Hosp-based ca registry, Pop-based ca registry, or Specialty ca registry may be more than one - Correct answer-pop-based ca registries Guiding planning & evaluation of ca control efforts to help prioritize health resource allocations Hosp-based ca registry, Pop-based ca registry, or Specialty ca registry may be more than one - Correct answer-pop-based ca registries Improving pt care programs Hosp-based ca registry, Pop-based ca registry, or Specialty ca registry may be more than one - Correct answer-Hosp-based ca registry, pop-based ca registry Research into the cause of ca Hosp-based ca registry, Pop-based ca registry, or Specialty ca registry may be more than one - Correct answer-pop-based ca registry, specialty ca regristry Final pathologic diagnosis: Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma in the upper lobe, right lung. Primary site code is: a. C34.1 b. C56.9 c. C76.1 d. C80.9 - Correct answer-C34.1 Final pathologic diagnosis: Sarcoma of the leg. Primary site code is