CTR EXAM VERIFIED SOLUTIONS

CTR EXAM VERIFIED SOLUTIONS Supraglottis, glottis and subglottis are subsites of the: - ANSWER Larynx The inpatient medical record disease index is most useful for which Cancer Registry Activity? - ANSWER Casefinding Ann Arbor Staging System - ANSWER Malignant Lymphoma Integumentary - ANSWER Skin A hormonal agent - ANSWER Tamoxifen A classification for non-hodkins lymphoma? - ANSWER Follicular small cleaved cell and large cell A lymphoma would most likely arise in? - ANSWER Waldeyers ring Lymph node chains behind the knees? - ANSWER Popliteal CEA is used for which cancer? - ANSWER Colon A neoplastic disease characterized by an excess of red blood cells is known as: - ANSWER Polycythemia Vera Which form of chemoembolization is not coded as treatment? - ANSWER Presurgical emboliation of hypervascular tumors such as mengiomas The laterality of a midline tumor in a paired organ site should be coded as: - ANSWER 5-midline Who is responsible for establishing the attendance requirements for the cancer conferences? - ANSWER Cancer Committee A disaster recovery plan is - ANSWER A way to make sure that computerized registry data is backed up every night and is easily recoverable. The best source for casefinding is: - ANSWER Pathology reports The 5 key components of an approved cancer program: - ANSWER Cancer Committee, Conferences, Quality Improvement, Cancer Registry and Clinical Services. A program receives non-accreditation at survey if there are ____ deficincies - ANSWER 8 An example of a protected health information in a cancer abstract is: - ANSWER Name of patient The COC requires that cases submitted to the NCDB for the most recent accession year must satisfy the established criteria by ________? - ANSWER As designated in the Call for Data. The date of diagnosis for a patient diagnosed in utero: - ANSWER Is the actual date of diagnosis. If a patient is multiracial and one of the races is Hawaiian: - ANSWER Hawaiian should be coded as race number one. One of the reasons for coding if cases were diagnosed by ambiguous terminology is: - ANSWER To better understand how frequently these terms are used for diagnosis. A cancer registrar who is abstracting can be the coordinator of: - ANSWER Cancer Registry quality control The first course of treatment consists of - ANSWER All Cancer-directed treatment regardless of where it takes place. The accession number - ANSWER Never changes even if the reference date changes A patient is in the registry database with a dx of prostate cancer. Now he has a diagnosis of Meningioma. His second sequence number is: - ANSWER 60 Sequence number for Brain Cancers - ANSWER 60 Most active organization in the US for the establishment and approval of hospital cancer programs - ANSWER Commission on Cancer Enucleation is a surgical procedure for which of the following? - ANSWER Ocular Melanoma Encephalography is a radiography procedure performed on which of the following sites: - ANSWER Brain The lower edge of the junction between the right and left main stem bronchi is called the: - ANSWER Carina Salpingostomy is a procedure on which of the following organs? - ANSWER Fallopian Tube A transurethral resection is a procedure that: - ANSWER Removes tissue from the bladder or prostate. The most common cancer in both men and women: - ANSWER Lung Melanoma accounts for 5-10% of all malignancies for this site: - ANSWER Vulva The tonsils are masses of what kind of tissue? - ANSWER Lymphoid Surgically creating a passage between the stomach and intestines is called: - ANSWER Gastroenterostomy The National Program of Cancer Registries is a function of: - ANSWER Center of Disease Control and Prevention CDC - ANSWER Center of Disease Control and Prevention A program can receive a commendation if every required member of the cancer committee attends ____% of meetings - ANSWER 50% 90% of follow up info should be maintained - ANSWER Every year for all eligible analytic patients diagnosed within the last 5 years Evidence based medicine is: - ANSWER the integration of best research evidence with the clinical expertise and patient values The COC will design and conduct a special study when? - ANSWER Periodically The multiplicity counter is used: - ANSWER To count the number of tumors reported as a single primary. The sequence number tells you: - ANSWER How many primary tumors the patient has. In 1973, the National Cancer Institute established the SEER program. SEER is acronym for: - ANSWER Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results What is the Commission on Cancer's statement on registry staffing as of the year 2015? - ANSWER All abstracting must be done by a CTR. As of 2015, according to COC clinical trial accrual percentage: - ANSWER Is re