SEER CTR EXAM MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which hospitals are required to submit data to the state cancer registry?
A. Hospitals with CoC approved cancer programs
B. Hospitals without CoC approved cancer programs
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. Both (a) and (b)
Which types of cancer registries can receive CoC approval for their cancer programs?
A. Population-based central registries
B. Hospital-based registries
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. Hospital-based registries
Specialty cancer registries may collect data
A. From specific facilities.
B. On familial cancers.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. Both (a) and (b)
Cancer registries in the United States have the reputation of being the most complete and highest
quality public health surveillance systems because of
A. The training and certification of Certified Cancer Registrars (CTRs).
B. Comprehensive case identification.
,C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. Both (a) and (b)
The training and certification of Certified Cancer Registrars (CTRs). and Comprehensive case
identification
Because of standardized case definitions and data elements, comprehensive case identification, and the
rigorous training and certification procedures for cancer registrars
Hospital and population-based cancer registries collect cancer data to
A. Be aggregated by a Federal agency.
B. Be sent to the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB).
C. Meet standards of the Commission on Cancer (CoC).
D. Be sent to the State cancer registry. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A. Be aggregated by a Federal
agency.
The Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG) was sponsored by the
A. National Cancer Institute (NCI).
B. Commission on Cancer (CoC).
C. National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR).
D. International Association of Cancer Registries (IACCR). - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A. National
Cancer Institute (NCI).
The Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) credential is awarded by the
A. National Board for the Certification of Registrars (NBCR).
B. National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR).
C. Commission on Cancer (CoC).
,D. National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA). - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. National Cancer
Registrars Association (NCRA).
What term refers to an element in a document on the web that links to a whole document or to a
specific element within a document?
A. Collaborative software
B. Encryption
C. File extension
D. Hyperlink - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. Hyperlink
Hyperlink is an element in an electronic document on the web that links to a whole document or to a
specific element within a document
Which statement regarding web applications is not true?
A. The latest release of the application is generally the only version of the application available to users
on a given browser.
B. Web applications can be accessed by devices with a web browser including desktops, laptops, tablets,
and smart phones.
C. Either the internet or network connection is required to use/access a web application.
D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. None of the above
What term refers to a unique numeric identifier assigned to machines on the Internet or an intranet?
A. URL
B. Web address
C. IP address
D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. IP address
What expression(s) is used to describe the capability of different registries being able to read, write and
exchange data via a common set of exchange formats?
, A. Standard data item
B. Data submittals
C. Interoperability
D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. interoperability
Interoperability is the term used to describe the capability of different registries being able to read,
write and exchange data via a common set of exchange formats.
The hospital cancer registry data set should include
A. Data items required by the State registry.
B. Data items required by the hospital.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. Both (a) and (b
A necessary element for a real-time reporting system is
A. Adequate cancer registry staff.
B. Efficient transmission of data from the hospital to the central registry.
C. Cooperation between the hospital and central registry.
D. Data source streams from key departments of the facility. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. Data
source streams from key departments of the facility.
A necessary element for real-time reporting is the availability of data source streams from the key
departments within the facilit
Registry staffing needs can be assessed by
ANSWERS
Which hospitals are required to submit data to the state cancer registry?
A. Hospitals with CoC approved cancer programs
B. Hospitals without CoC approved cancer programs
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. Both (a) and (b)
Which types of cancer registries can receive CoC approval for their cancer programs?
A. Population-based central registries
B. Hospital-based registries
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. Hospital-based registries
Specialty cancer registries may collect data
A. From specific facilities.
B. On familial cancers.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. Both (a) and (b)
Cancer registries in the United States have the reputation of being the most complete and highest
quality public health surveillance systems because of
A. The training and certification of Certified Cancer Registrars (CTRs).
B. Comprehensive case identification.
,C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. Both (a) and (b)
The training and certification of Certified Cancer Registrars (CTRs). and Comprehensive case
identification
Because of standardized case definitions and data elements, comprehensive case identification, and the
rigorous training and certification procedures for cancer registrars
Hospital and population-based cancer registries collect cancer data to
A. Be aggregated by a Federal agency.
B. Be sent to the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB).
C. Meet standards of the Commission on Cancer (CoC).
D. Be sent to the State cancer registry. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A. Be aggregated by a Federal
agency.
The Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG) was sponsored by the
A. National Cancer Institute (NCI).
B. Commission on Cancer (CoC).
C. National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR).
D. International Association of Cancer Registries (IACCR). - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A. National
Cancer Institute (NCI).
The Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) credential is awarded by the
A. National Board for the Certification of Registrars (NBCR).
B. National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR).
C. Commission on Cancer (CoC).
,D. National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA). - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. National Cancer
Registrars Association (NCRA).
What term refers to an element in a document on the web that links to a whole document or to a
specific element within a document?
A. Collaborative software
B. Encryption
C. File extension
D. Hyperlink - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. Hyperlink
Hyperlink is an element in an electronic document on the web that links to a whole document or to a
specific element within a document
Which statement regarding web applications is not true?
A. The latest release of the application is generally the only version of the application available to users
on a given browser.
B. Web applications can be accessed by devices with a web browser including desktops, laptops, tablets,
and smart phones.
C. Either the internet or network connection is required to use/access a web application.
D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. None of the above
What term refers to a unique numeric identifier assigned to machines on the Internet or an intranet?
A. URL
B. Web address
C. IP address
D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. IP address
What expression(s) is used to describe the capability of different registries being able to read, write and
exchange data via a common set of exchange formats?
, A. Standard data item
B. Data submittals
C. Interoperability
D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. interoperability
Interoperability is the term used to describe the capability of different registries being able to read,
write and exchange data via a common set of exchange formats.
The hospital cancer registry data set should include
A. Data items required by the State registry.
B. Data items required by the hospital.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. Both (a) and (b
A necessary element for a real-time reporting system is
A. Adequate cancer registry staff.
B. Efficient transmission of data from the hospital to the central registry.
C. Cooperation between the hospital and central registry.
D. Data source streams from key departments of the facility. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. Data
source streams from key departments of the facility.
A necessary element for real-time reporting is the availability of data source streams from the key
departments within the facilit
Registry staffing needs can be assessed by
