CANCER REGISTRY MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS WITH ACTUAL SOLUTIONS 2025

CANCER REGISTRY MANAGEMENT:
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025.


Cancer in humans was first seen: - ANSWER: In 2500 B.C.
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




The word cancer was first used by: - ANSWER: The Greek physician Hippocrates
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




The term surveillance as applied to public health means: - ANSWER: Monitoring the
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



occurrence of selected health conditions in the population.
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




The oldest example of a modern cancer registry is: - ANSWER: The Hamburg Cancer
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



Registry in Germany
nn nn nn




Which of the following are types of cancer registries?
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



1. Population-based registries
nn nn



2. State cancer registries
nn nn nn



3. Specialty cancer registries
nn nn nn



4. Hospital-based cancer registries - ANSWER: 1, 3, and 4
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




True or False: Every state in the US has a population-based state-wide central cancer
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



registry: - ANSWER: True
nn nn nn nn




True or False: The National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) Cancer
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



SUrveillance System (CSS) was authorized by National Cancer Act in 1971. -
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



ANSWER: False
nn nn




The first code manual used in cancer registries was published by: - ANSWER: ACS -
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



American Cancer Society
nn nn nn




NAACCR's primary role is to represent and serve as a forum for the organization,
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



operation, quality control, and statistical reporting: - ANSWER: For population-based
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



cancer registries
nn nn




The frist national cancer registry program was established by: - ANSWER: SEER
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




The International Classification of Diseases for Oncology is published by: - ANSWER:
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



The World Health Organization (WHO)
nn nn nn nn nn




The CTR credential is awarded by: - ANSWER: NCRA
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn

, The cancer registry textbook titled CRM: Principles and Practice is published by: -
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



ANSWER: NCRA
nn nn




United States Cancer Statistics (USCS) contains data from: - ANSWER: NPCR and
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



SEER
nn




The Self Instructional Manuals for Tumor Registrars series is published by: -
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



ANSWER: SEER
nn nn




Accreditation for formal education programs that provide entry-level professional
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



preparation with a major empahsis in CRM is offered by: - ANSWER: NCRA
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




One of the biggest challenges to cancer registrars will continue to be: - ANSWER:
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



Keeping up with changes in data collection, coding and reporting standards.
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




The use of standard data item definitions facilitates: - ANSWER: Training procedures
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



for coders, common editing procedures, comparability of data
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




Reliability refers to: - ANSWER: How consistently different people will code the same
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



circumstances the same way.
nn nn nn nn




In 2010, the way registries transmit dates was changed to improve: - ANSWER:
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



Intraoperability of date transmission
nn nn nn nn




When an old item is no longer relevant: - ANSWER: One or more new response
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



categories may be added to the older item and/or the old item may be dropped, and
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



no longer coded
nn nn nn




New cancer registry data items may be added: - ANSWER: As a result of
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



- Medical advances
nn nn



- Advances in computer communication technology
nn nn nn nn nn



- More widespread access to and use of registry data
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




True or False: Registries should never create data items for their own use: -
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



ANSWER: False
nn nn




True or False: A good data item measures information that is usually available to
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



abstractors. - ANSWER: True
nn nn nn nn




If the occupation code sometimes represents the patient's dominant lifetime
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



occupation, sometimes the current occupation, and sometimes the most recent
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



occupation, reliability can be improved by changing the codes applied. - ANSWER:
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn



False
nn