Definitions & Midterm/Final Study Guide
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Cancer Registry
An information system designed for the collection, storage, and management of data on
persons with cancer.
Cancer Registrar/Oncology Data Specialist
The first link in the cancer registry system; A data management expert that collects information
on the diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship of cancer patients, and then reports appropriate
information to government and health care agencies (eg, state cancer registries); also called
tumor registrar; officially renamed Oncology Data Specialist (Jan 1, 2024, NACR)
What are the three types of cancer registries?
Hospital, Population-Based, and Specialty
Hospital Registry
Registry that includes patient-centered cancer data from one healthcare facility; Clinical based.
How is data from a hospital registry used?
, Data is used by physicians, specific departments, CEO/leadership to improve patient care
(treatment, therapies, drugs), administrative processes, clinical research, and professional
education. The focus is usually survivorship.
Population-Based Registry
Registry that includes information from more than one facility in a defined population and/or
region.
How is data from population-based registries used?
Data is focused on epidemiology and public health; cancer patterns, trends over time, planning
and evaluation of cancer control efforts, health resource allocations, and clinical,
epidemiological, and health services research.
Specialty Cancer Registry
A registry for a specific type of cancer. Examples: Roswell Park Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry;
Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States, Colon Cancer Family Registry, and Lung
Cancer Registry.
Central Cancer Registry
Regional or state-level population based registry that maintains cancer data on all patients
within a particular geographical area.
Which two national programs fund and/or receive data from state central cancer registries?
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Cancer Registry
An information system designed for the collection, storage, and management of data on
persons with cancer.
Cancer Registrar/Oncology Data Specialist
The first link in the cancer registry system; A data management expert that collects information
on the diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship of cancer patients, and then reports appropriate
information to government and health care agencies (eg, state cancer registries); also called
tumor registrar; officially renamed Oncology Data Specialist (Jan 1, 2024, NACR)
What are the three types of cancer registries?
Hospital, Population-Based, and Specialty
Hospital Registry
Registry that includes patient-centered cancer data from one healthcare facility; Clinical based.
How is data from a hospital registry used?
, Data is used by physicians, specific departments, CEO/leadership to improve patient care
(treatment, therapies, drugs), administrative processes, clinical research, and professional
education. The focus is usually survivorship.
Population-Based Registry
Registry that includes information from more than one facility in a defined population and/or
region.
How is data from population-based registries used?
Data is focused on epidemiology and public health; cancer patterns, trends over time, planning
and evaluation of cancer control efforts, health resource allocations, and clinical,
epidemiological, and health services research.
Specialty Cancer Registry
A registry for a specific type of cancer. Examples: Roswell Park Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry;
Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States, Colon Cancer Family Registry, and Lung
Cancer Registry.
Central Cancer Registry
Regional or state-level population based registry that maintains cancer data on all patients
within a particular geographical area.
Which two national programs fund and/or receive data from state central cancer registries?
