NCRA CTR REGISTRY ORGANIZATION &
OPERATION 100 PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS &
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2025
Population-based cancer (central) registry can do the following: - ANSWER-◦
Determination of cancer patterns among populations
◦ Patients diagnosed in independent path. labs
◦ Patients treated in independent cancer centers
◦ Research into cause of cancer
◦ Patients from private clinics & hospices
◦ Exploration of trends in cancer care
◦ Improving patient care programs
◦ Monitoring/Exploration of cancer trends overtime
Population-based cancer (central) registry can do the following: - ANSWER-◦
Death certificate info. from vital statistics registration system
◦ Patients diagnosed and/or treated for cancer at facility
◦ Creation of regional & state benchmarks for hospitals
◦ Advancing clinical, epidemiological, & health services research on cancer
◦ Active follow-up information on registered patients
◦ Guiding planning & evaluation of cancer control efforts to help prioritize health
resource allocations
,The organization(s) involved in developing uniform data standards for hospital
and population-based registries include - ANSWER-North American Association of
Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)
Syntactic interoperability - ANSWER-Data using the same coding system among
two or more organizations
Semantic interoperability - ANSWER-Sharing a common meaning of a data
representation among all the organization
Tort - ANSWER-Breach of confidentiality
Law that covers wrongful acts that result in harm to another person, such as
invasion of privacy
Under what circumstances can confidential cancer registry data be made
available? - ANSWER-To provide follow up information to an approved facility
Death clearance ensures that all persons with cancer on their death certificate are
correctly ascertained by the central registry.
Death clearance is performed ONLY by central cancer registries. - ANSWER-True
Hospital-based cancer registries collect data for - ANSWER-Patients diagnosed
and/or treated for a reportable disease process at their hospital.
, What registry collects information from several facilities that submit data to a
central office? - ANSWER-Central cancer registry
The Automated Central Tumor Registry (ACTUR) of the
United States Department of Defense and National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) is an
example of a - ANSWER-Non-population based cancer (central) registry
What registry collects information from multiple facilities not confined to a
geographic area? - ANSWER-Non-population based cancer (central) registry
Hospital based cancer registry examples - ANSWER-◦ Hospital
◦ Network/Integrated
◦ Free-standing
◦Military
◦ Veterans Administration
What registry collects information about all cancer patients in a particular
institution? - ANSWER-Hospital based cancer registry
Hospital based cancer registry can do the following: - ANSWER-◦ Active follow-up
information on registered patients
◦ Patients diagnosed and/or treated for cancer at particular facility
◦ Evaluating clinical care & hospital administration
◦ Providing advocacy & educational opportunities to cancer patients
◦ Improving patient care programs
OPERATION 100 PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS &
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2025
Population-based cancer (central) registry can do the following: - ANSWER-◦
Determination of cancer patterns among populations
◦ Patients diagnosed in independent path. labs
◦ Patients treated in independent cancer centers
◦ Research into cause of cancer
◦ Patients from private clinics & hospices
◦ Exploration of trends in cancer care
◦ Improving patient care programs
◦ Monitoring/Exploration of cancer trends overtime
Population-based cancer (central) registry can do the following: - ANSWER-◦
Death certificate info. from vital statistics registration system
◦ Patients diagnosed and/or treated for cancer at facility
◦ Creation of regional & state benchmarks for hospitals
◦ Advancing clinical, epidemiological, & health services research on cancer
◦ Active follow-up information on registered patients
◦ Guiding planning & evaluation of cancer control efforts to help prioritize health
resource allocations
,The organization(s) involved in developing uniform data standards for hospital
and population-based registries include - ANSWER-North American Association of
Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)
Syntactic interoperability - ANSWER-Data using the same coding system among
two or more organizations
Semantic interoperability - ANSWER-Sharing a common meaning of a data
representation among all the organization
Tort - ANSWER-Breach of confidentiality
Law that covers wrongful acts that result in harm to another person, such as
invasion of privacy
Under what circumstances can confidential cancer registry data be made
available? - ANSWER-To provide follow up information to an approved facility
Death clearance ensures that all persons with cancer on their death certificate are
correctly ascertained by the central registry.
Death clearance is performed ONLY by central cancer registries. - ANSWER-True
Hospital-based cancer registries collect data for - ANSWER-Patients diagnosed
and/or treated for a reportable disease process at their hospital.
, What registry collects information from several facilities that submit data to a
central office? - ANSWER-Central cancer registry
The Automated Central Tumor Registry (ACTUR) of the
United States Department of Defense and National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) is an
example of a - ANSWER-Non-population based cancer (central) registry
What registry collects information from multiple facilities not confined to a
geographic area? - ANSWER-Non-population based cancer (central) registry
Hospital based cancer registry examples - ANSWER-◦ Hospital
◦ Network/Integrated
◦ Free-standing
◦Military
◦ Veterans Administration
What registry collects information about all cancer patients in a particular
institution? - ANSWER-Hospital based cancer registry
Hospital based cancer registry can do the following: - ANSWER-◦ Active follow-up
information on registered patients
◦ Patients diagnosed and/or treated for cancer at particular facility
◦ Evaluating clinical care & hospital administration
◦ Providing advocacy & educational opportunities to cancer patients
◦ Improving patient care programs
