CTR Practice Exam 1 questions with correct answers

A unique nine-digit number assigned to a patient, which indicates the year the patient was first seen at the facility and the sequential order in which the patient was identified by the registry is called: - Answer an accession number AJCC is an acronym for: - Answer American Joint Committee on Cancer Which of the following is a chemotherapeutic agent? Prednisone, Tamoxifen, Levamisole, or Methotrexate - Answer Methotrexate Organization responsible for publishing disease codes: - Answer WHO Each year 90% of cases must be abstracted within ______ months of diagnosis: - Answer six The following must meet the standard for monitoring community outreach except: 1. NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Programs 2. Affiliate Hospital Cancer program 3. Freestanding Cancer Center Program 4. Hospital Associate Cancer program - Answer NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center Programs (NCIP) The follow up rate maintained for all eligible analytic patients from the cancer registry reference date is or within last 5 yrs, whichever is shorter: - Answer 90%