CDM 110 Test 3 (Ch 8 and 9) Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2026/2027
All central cancer registries in the U.S. collect data items related to first course treatment. -
Answers true
Central registries have varying methods for collection of cases from non-hospital sources.
Some actively pursue the cases using registry staff, contracting each source with a list of cases
to be reviewed, while others depend on the source to identify the cases themselves and report
them. The two methods of case identification are referred to as active and passive casefinding,
respectively. - Answers true
Central registries who meet data standards of timeliness, completeness, and quality will have
their data included in which of the following national publications? - Answers All
Currently, all but two states have legislation mandating cancer reporting to the state's central
cancer registry. - Answers false
Death clearance requires that the central registry work closely with it's state
____________________ office. - Answers vital records
During the case consolidation process, which of the following occurs: - Answers All cancer
records of the same patient are merged into one.
The term NOS is used in what conditions? - Answers There is no more specific term given or
listed.
In addition to receiving cases from hospital registries, the central registry also identified eligible
cases from: - Answers All:
Data exchange with other states
Linking death certificates with registry database cases
Pathology reports from independent path labs
Most central registries require which cases to be abstracted and reported: - Answers Both
analytic and non-analytic cases.
Which of the following are listed as a separate section in the Solid Tumor Rules? - Answers
Breast
Lung
Kidney
(not skin!)
Rapid reporting (rapid case ascertainment) allows for cases to be reported to the central
All central cancer registries in the U.S. collect data items related to first course treatment. -
Answers true
Central registries have varying methods for collection of cases from non-hospital sources.
Some actively pursue the cases using registry staff, contracting each source with a list of cases
to be reviewed, while others depend on the source to identify the cases themselves and report
them. The two methods of case identification are referred to as active and passive casefinding,
respectively. - Answers true
Central registries who meet data standards of timeliness, completeness, and quality will have
their data included in which of the following national publications? - Answers All
Currently, all but two states have legislation mandating cancer reporting to the state's central
cancer registry. - Answers false
Death clearance requires that the central registry work closely with it's state
____________________ office. - Answers vital records
During the case consolidation process, which of the following occurs: - Answers All cancer
records of the same patient are merged into one.
The term NOS is used in what conditions? - Answers There is no more specific term given or
listed.
In addition to receiving cases from hospital registries, the central registry also identified eligible
cases from: - Answers All:
Data exchange with other states
Linking death certificates with registry database cases
Pathology reports from independent path labs
Most central registries require which cases to be abstracted and reported: - Answers Both
analytic and non-analytic cases.
Which of the following are listed as a separate section in the Solid Tumor Rules? - Answers
Breast
Lung
Kidney
(not skin!)
Rapid reporting (rapid case ascertainment) allows for cases to be reported to the central
