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ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
__________________is referred to as the use of mortality (death certificate) files
to update death and other missing information on cases that exist in the registry
database and to increase incidence reporting completeness by using these files as a
case-finding source. - ANSWERS-Death clearance
QUESTION 2
What is an example of active follow-up? - ANSWERS-Registrars sending follow-
up letters to the physician to obtain information on an individual patient.
QUESTION 3
What is the primary reason central registries should pursue receipt of pathology
reports from all laboratories when state reporting rules support this activity? -
ANSWERS-Receipt of pathology reports will improve outpatient case
ascertainment activities.
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QUESTION 4
Generally, abstracted data is classified into five groups. In which group would each
of the following be classified:
1) accession number, 2) cancer status, and 3) sequence number? - ANSWERS-1)
Patient identification, 2) outcomes and
3) patient identification
QUESTION 5
Patient identification fields include: - ANSWERS-1.accession number
2. sequence number
3. social security number
4. race
5. sex
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6. date of birth
7. geographic location
8. physicians and institutions
QUESTION 6
Cancer identification fields include: - ANSWERS-1. class of case
2. date of initial diagnosis
3. primary site
4. histology
5. behavior code
6. grade
7. diagnostic confirmation
QUESTION 7
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FOLLOW-UP, CASE-
FINDING,
ABSTRACTING/CODING
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
__________________is referred to as the use of mortality (death certificate) files
to update death and other missing information on cases that exist in the registry
database and to increase incidence reporting completeness by using these files as a
case-finding source. - ANSWERS-Death clearance
QUESTION 2
What is an example of active follow-up? - ANSWERS-Registrars sending follow-
up letters to the physician to obtain information on an individual patient.
QUESTION 3
What is the primary reason central registries should pursue receipt of pathology
reports from all laboratories when state reporting rules support this activity? -
ANSWERS-Receipt of pathology reports will improve outpatient case
ascertainment activities.
END OF
PAGE 1
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FOLLOW-UP, CASE-
FINDING,
ABSTRACTING/CODING
QUESTION 4
Generally, abstracted data is classified into five groups. In which group would each
of the following be classified:
1) accession number, 2) cancer status, and 3) sequence number? - ANSWERS-1)
Patient identification, 2) outcomes and
3) patient identification
QUESTION 5
Patient identification fields include: - ANSWERS-1.accession number
2. sequence number
3. social security number
4. race
5. sex
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FINDING,
ABSTRACTING/CODING
6. date of birth
7. geographic location
8. physicians and institutions
QUESTION 6
Cancer identification fields include: - ANSWERS-1. class of case
2. date of initial diagnosis
3. primary site
4. histology
5. behavior code
6. grade
7. diagnostic confirmation
QUESTION 7
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