CDM 110 Quiz 1 With Complete Solutions.

CDM 110 Quiz 1 With Complete Solutions

The word cancer was 1st used by - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the Greek physician
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Hippocrates


When was cancer 1st recorded as a cause of death? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-in
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1629 in mortality records in England
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Cancer cells most often remain separate from normal cells and grow into distinct
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encapsulated tumors. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-false | | | |




The term surveillance as applied to public health means: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-monitoring of the occurrence of selected health conditions in the | | | | | | | | | |


population.


The purpose of a cancer registry is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-establish and
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maintain a cancer incidence reporting system.
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The oldest example of a modern cancer registry is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the
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Hamburg Cancer Registry in Germany.
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Certification for cancer registrars was established by what organization in what
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year? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-National Cancer Registrars Association in 1983.
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