CANCER REGISTRY MANAGEMENT.

CANCER REGISTRY MANAGEMENT:
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


Cancer45in45humans45was45first45seen:45-45answer--In45250045B.C.

The45word45cancer45was45first45used45by:45-45answer--
The45Greek45physician45Hippocrates

The45term45surveillance45as45applied45to45public45health45means:45-45answer--
Monitoring45the45occurrence45of45selected45health45conditions45in45the45population.

The45oldest45example45of45a45modern45cancer45registry45is:45-45answer--
The45Hamburg45Cancer45Registry45in45Germany

Which45of45the45following45are45types45of45cancer45registries?
1.45Population-based45registries
2.45State45cancer45registries
3.45Specialty45cancer45registries
4.45Hospital-based45cancer45registries45-45answer--1,453,45and454

True45or45False:45Every45state45in45the45US45has45a45population-based45state-
wide45central45cancer45registry:45-45answer--True

True45or45False:45The45National45Program45of45Cancer45Registries45(NPCR)45Cancer45S
Urveillance45System45(CSS)45was45authorized45by45National45Cancer45Act45in451971.45-
45answer--False


The45first45code45manual45used45in45cancer45registries45was45published45by:45-
45answer--ACS45-45American45Cancer45Society


NAACCR's45primary45role45is45to45represent45and45serve45as45a45forum45for45the45organi
zation,45operation,45quality45control,45and45statistical45reporting:45-45answer--
For45population-based45cancer45registries

The45frist45national45cancer45registry45program45was45established45by:45-45answer--
SEER

The45International45Classification45of45Diseases45for45Oncology45is45published45by:45-
45answer--The45World45Health45Organization45(WHO)

, The45CTR45credential45is45awarded45by:45-45answer--NCRA

The45cancer45registry45textbook45titled45CRM:45Principles45and45Practice45is45published4
5by:45-45answer--NCRA


United45States45Cancer45Statistics45(USCS)45contains45data45from:45-45answer--
NPCR45and45SEER

The45Self45Instructional45Manuals45for45Tumor45Registrars45series45is45published45by:45-
45answer--SEER


Accreditation45for45formal45education45programs45that45provide45entry-
level45professional45preparation45with45a45major45empahsis45in45CRM45is45offered45by:45
-45answer--NCRA

One45of45the45biggest45challenges45to45cancer45registrars45will45continue45to45be:45-
45answer--
Keeping45up45with45changes45in45data45collection,45coding45and45reporting45standards.

The45use45of45standard45data45item45definitions45facilitates:45-45answer--
Training45procedures45for45coders,45common45editing45procedures,45comparability45of45
data

Reliability45refers45to:45-45answer--
How45consistently45different45people45will45code45the45same45circumstances45the45same
45way.


In452010,45the45way45registries45transmit45dates45was45changed45to45improve:45-
45answer--Intraoperability45of45date45transmission


When45an45old45item45is45no45longer45relevant:45-45answer--
One45or45more45new45response45categories45may45be45added45to45the45older45item45an
d/or45the45old45item45may45be45dropped,45and45no45longer45coded

New45cancer45registry45data45items45may45be45added:45-45answer--As45a45result45of45
-45Medical45advances
-45Advances45in45computer45communication45technology
-45More45widespread45access45to45and45use45of45registry45data

True45or45False:45Registries45should45never45create45data45items45for45their45own45use:4
5-45answer--False


True45or45False:45A45good45data45item45measures45information45that45is45usually45availa
ble45to45abstractors.45-45answer--True