NCRA CTR TEST FINAL EXAM AND
PRACTICE EXAM WELL
RESEARCHED QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE 100% DETAILED
VERIFIED AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ACTUAL BRAND-NEW
EXAM ALREADY GRADED A+
Living through Cancer - ....ANSWER...Time following
Tx when recurrence risk is high.
Living beyond Cancer - ....ANSWER...Refers to being
past Tx and long-term survivor ship
Approximately what percentage of cancer cases is
histologically confirmed? - ....ANSWER...95%
Case-finding - ....ANSWER...System of identifying all
potentially eligible cases that are to be included in the
registry database;
What is the primary case-finding source used by central
registries to identify incident cases? -
1
,....ANSWER...Pathology reports. Can be used to identify
potentially reportable cases for hospital and nonhospital
facilities
Central registry should report the following when
case-finding: - ....ANSWER. 1.Reference
2. Diagnoses
3. Residency
4. Diagnostic confirmation
5. Class of case
Analytic Cases - ....ANSWER...Patients who were
diagnosed or who received any part of first course of
treatment at the hospital
Non-analytic Cases - ....ANSWER...1. Patient receives
non-first course treatment
2. Patient pursue 2nd opinion of 1st course Tx, but
receives Tx at another facility
3. Patient w/ cancer Hx but being seen at hospital for
another condition.
_____________________ for a facility are defined as
cases who were diagnosed and received all of first
course therapy elsewhere prior to the date of referral to
2
,the facility. - ....ANSWER...Non-analytic cases
__________________________ for a facility are defined
as patients who were diagnosed and/or received all or
part of the first course of therapy at the facility. -
....ANSWER...Analytic cases
Examples of non-analytic cases for a typical hospital
registry include - ....ANSWER...Autopsy only cases
"Residency at diagnosis" refers to the usual residence of
the patient at the time of diagnosis of a reportable
cancer. Which entity provides the rules and guidelines
used by central registries to determine residency at
diagnosis? - ....ANSWER...U.S. Census Bureau
Currently in the United States, which governing
agencies set reporting standards for hospital and
population-based registries? -
....ANSWER...American College of Surgeons (ACoS)
Commission on Cancer (CoC)
National Program of Cancer Registrars (NPCR)
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)
3
, When a follow-up letter is returned, what date do you
use to update your database as the date of last contact? -
....ANSWER...The date patient or representative signed
and completed the letter
While many different procedures are used to diagnose
cancer, what is the most authoritative diagnosis? -
....ANSWER...Microscopic study of the involved tissue
The NAACCR standard for reporting expected cases of
reportable cancer occurring in residents during that year
should be reported within _______months of
4
PRACTICE EXAM WELL
RESEARCHED QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE 100% DETAILED
VERIFIED AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ACTUAL BRAND-NEW
EXAM ALREADY GRADED A+
Living through Cancer - ....ANSWER...Time following
Tx when recurrence risk is high.
Living beyond Cancer - ....ANSWER...Refers to being
past Tx and long-term survivor ship
Approximately what percentage of cancer cases is
histologically confirmed? - ....ANSWER...95%
Case-finding - ....ANSWER...System of identifying all
potentially eligible cases that are to be included in the
registry database;
What is the primary case-finding source used by central
registries to identify incident cases? -
1
,....ANSWER...Pathology reports. Can be used to identify
potentially reportable cases for hospital and nonhospital
facilities
Central registry should report the following when
case-finding: - ....ANSWER. 1.Reference
2. Diagnoses
3. Residency
4. Diagnostic confirmation
5. Class of case
Analytic Cases - ....ANSWER...Patients who were
diagnosed or who received any part of first course of
treatment at the hospital
Non-analytic Cases - ....ANSWER...1. Patient receives
non-first course treatment
2. Patient pursue 2nd opinion of 1st course Tx, but
receives Tx at another facility
3. Patient w/ cancer Hx but being seen at hospital for
another condition.
_____________________ for a facility are defined as
cases who were diagnosed and received all of first
course therapy elsewhere prior to the date of referral to
2
,the facility. - ....ANSWER...Non-analytic cases
__________________________ for a facility are defined
as patients who were diagnosed and/or received all or
part of the first course of therapy at the facility. -
....ANSWER...Analytic cases
Examples of non-analytic cases for a typical hospital
registry include - ....ANSWER...Autopsy only cases
"Residency at diagnosis" refers to the usual residence of
the patient at the time of diagnosis of a reportable
cancer. Which entity provides the rules and guidelines
used by central registries to determine residency at
diagnosis? - ....ANSWER...U.S. Census Bureau
Currently in the United States, which governing
agencies set reporting standards for hospital and
population-based registries? -
....ANSWER...American College of Surgeons (ACoS)
Commission on Cancer (CoC)
National Program of Cancer Registrars (NPCR)
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)
3
, When a follow-up letter is returned, what date do you
use to update your database as the date of last contact? -
....ANSWER...The date patient or representative signed
and completed the letter
While many different procedures are used to diagnose
cancer, what is the most authoritative diagnosis? -
....ANSWER...Microscopic study of the involved tissue
The NAACCR standard for reporting expected cases of
reportable cancer occurring in residents during that year
should be reported within _______months of
4
