CDM 110 Test #4 Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2026/2027
Match the standard-setter with their appropriate set of rules for data edits - Answers
SEER - Answers Primary site, morphology, and grade combinations
CoC - Answers Tumor, Nodes and Metastasis (TNM) edits
NAACCR - Answers Older edits that vary from the others plus SSDI fields
CDM - Answers SEER, CoC edits plus NPCR-specific edits
Today, all central registries in the U.S. conform to which standards? - Answers The current
NAACCR standards defined in Standards for Cancer Registries Volume 11
Match the seven key components or objects in a NAACCR Edits Metafile to their definition: -
Answers
Agencies - Answers Standard-setting organizations that may sponsor edits within the metafile.
Edits - Answers Individual data checks that contain the logic needed to edit each field.
Edit sets - Answers Groups of edits brought together to be applied to one or more records in the
same processing run.
Fields - Answers All data elements to be edited in the metafile.
Layouts - Answers A named grouping and organization of fields from the NAACCR data
dictionary into a particular format.
Messages - Answers These are words that explain the edits.
Tables - Answers These facilitate lookups and building list choices from multiple values.
Only NAACCR publish edits - Answers false
Data standardization refers to management techniques among various registry types. - Answers
false
Metafile is the inclusive term that indicates the collection of individual edit-related files of which
it is composed. - Answers true
Most edits that hospital registrars encounter can be resolved with reference to historic manuals,
central registries will be more likely to refer to current manuals. - Answers false
These, done by the central registry, are the last line of defense for a cancer registry to monitor
casefinding and abstracting and help ensure accurate and thorough cancer reporting. - Answers
audits
Match the standard-setter with their appropriate set of rules for data edits - Answers
SEER - Answers Primary site, morphology, and grade combinations
CoC - Answers Tumor, Nodes and Metastasis (TNM) edits
NAACCR - Answers Older edits that vary from the others plus SSDI fields
CDM - Answers SEER, CoC edits plus NPCR-specific edits
Today, all central registries in the U.S. conform to which standards? - Answers The current
NAACCR standards defined in Standards for Cancer Registries Volume 11
Match the seven key components or objects in a NAACCR Edits Metafile to their definition: -
Answers
Agencies - Answers Standard-setting organizations that may sponsor edits within the metafile.
Edits - Answers Individual data checks that contain the logic needed to edit each field.
Edit sets - Answers Groups of edits brought together to be applied to one or more records in the
same processing run.
Fields - Answers All data elements to be edited in the metafile.
Layouts - Answers A named grouping and organization of fields from the NAACCR data
dictionary into a particular format.
Messages - Answers These are words that explain the edits.
Tables - Answers These facilitate lookups and building list choices from multiple values.
Only NAACCR publish edits - Answers false
Data standardization refers to management techniques among various registry types. - Answers
false
Metafile is the inclusive term that indicates the collection of individual edit-related files of which
it is composed. - Answers true
Most edits that hospital registrars encounter can be resolved with reference to historic manuals,
central registries will be more likely to refer to current manuals. - Answers false
These, done by the central registry, are the last line of defense for a cancer registry to monitor
casefinding and abstracting and help ensure accurate and thorough cancer reporting. - Answers
audits
