CTR Practice Exam Questions and Answers 2023 with
complete solution
What level of protection is needed for confidential health information within an
organization?
a. Maximum protection
b. Minimally required protection
c. Reasonable protection
d. Total protection
c. Reasonable protection
In the central registry record consolidation process, reports of cancer submitted to the
central registry from hospital cancer registries, pathology laboratories, radiation therapy
centers, and other sources are:
a. Consolidated records
b. Patient records
c. Source records
d. Tumor records
c. Source records
What is the primary resource for documentation of cancer program activity in a CoC
accredited cancer program?
a. Cancer committee minutes
b. Policy and procedure manual
c. Post survey evaluation
d. Survey application record
a. Cancer committee minutes
Central Registry A matched its data with data from the Department of Motor Vehicles in
state A to determine date last alive for patients in the database. This process is:
a. Case ascertainment
b. Data linkage
c. Death clearance
d. Record consolidation
b. Data linkage
Peyer patches are often located in which organ?
a. Bladder
b. Brain
c. Kidney
d. Small intestine
d. Small intestine
What is the class of case for a patient who was diagnosed and received beam radiation
for painful bone metastasis at the reporting facility?
a. 00
b. 14
c. 22
d. 31
b. 14
, Tumor histology is rhabdomyosarcoma. Primary site is most likely:
a. Blood vessel
b. Bone
c. Skeletal muscle
d. Uterus
c. Skeletal muscle
What is a pathological staging system based on resection of the tumor and measures
the depth of invasion through the mucosa and bowel wall?
a. Ann Arbor
b. Breslow's depth of invasion
c. Duke's
d. Whitmore
c. Duke's
To be compliant with Standard 4.8 Quality Improvements, who needs to be notified of
the patient care improvements each year?
a. Pharmacy
b. Quality Improvement Department
c. Risk Management
d. Medical Staff and Administration
d. Medical Staff and Administration
The following data set is ages of patients diagnosed with osteosarcoma: [5, 7, 10, 12,
12, 14, and 17]. What is the mean of the data set?
a. 12
b. 11
c. 10
d. 7
b. 11
Which member of the cancer committee cannot fulfill the roll of community outreach
coordinator for the cancer committee?
a. Cancer liaison physician
b. Cancer program community outreach staff
c. Cancer registrar
d. Quality management representative
c. Cancer registrar
If the administration and medical staff of a facility are planning patient care activities for
breast cancer patients, they will analyze breast cancer:
a. Cluster
b. Incidence
c. Mortality
d. Prevalence
d. Prevalence
Patient's primary tumor was biopsied and that was followed by tumor resection. The
histology is coded from the:
a. Biopsy
b. Last procedure
complete solution
What level of protection is needed for confidential health information within an
organization?
a. Maximum protection
b. Minimally required protection
c. Reasonable protection
d. Total protection
c. Reasonable protection
In the central registry record consolidation process, reports of cancer submitted to the
central registry from hospital cancer registries, pathology laboratories, radiation therapy
centers, and other sources are:
a. Consolidated records
b. Patient records
c. Source records
d. Tumor records
c. Source records
What is the primary resource for documentation of cancer program activity in a CoC
accredited cancer program?
a. Cancer committee minutes
b. Policy and procedure manual
c. Post survey evaluation
d. Survey application record
a. Cancer committee minutes
Central Registry A matched its data with data from the Department of Motor Vehicles in
state A to determine date last alive for patients in the database. This process is:
a. Case ascertainment
b. Data linkage
c. Death clearance
d. Record consolidation
b. Data linkage
Peyer patches are often located in which organ?
a. Bladder
b. Brain
c. Kidney
d. Small intestine
d. Small intestine
What is the class of case for a patient who was diagnosed and received beam radiation
for painful bone metastasis at the reporting facility?
a. 00
b. 14
c. 22
d. 31
b. 14
, Tumor histology is rhabdomyosarcoma. Primary site is most likely:
a. Blood vessel
b. Bone
c. Skeletal muscle
d. Uterus
c. Skeletal muscle
What is a pathological staging system based on resection of the tumor and measures
the depth of invasion through the mucosa and bowel wall?
a. Ann Arbor
b. Breslow's depth of invasion
c. Duke's
d. Whitmore
c. Duke's
To be compliant with Standard 4.8 Quality Improvements, who needs to be notified of
the patient care improvements each year?
a. Pharmacy
b. Quality Improvement Department
c. Risk Management
d. Medical Staff and Administration
d. Medical Staff and Administration
The following data set is ages of patients diagnosed with osteosarcoma: [5, 7, 10, 12,
12, 14, and 17]. What is the mean of the data set?
a. 12
b. 11
c. 10
d. 7
b. 11
Which member of the cancer committee cannot fulfill the roll of community outreach
coordinator for the cancer committee?
a. Cancer liaison physician
b. Cancer program community outreach staff
c. Cancer registrar
d. Quality management representative
c. Cancer registrar
If the administration and medical staff of a facility are planning patient care activities for
breast cancer patients, they will analyze breast cancer:
a. Cluster
b. Incidence
c. Mortality
d. Prevalence
d. Prevalence
Patient's primary tumor was biopsied and that was followed by tumor resection. The
histology is coded from the:
a. Biopsy
b. Last procedure
