CDM 110 Test 1 Questions With Correct
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Many cancer agencies and organizations rely on data collected by this important
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part of any cancer program: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The Cancer Registry
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The CoC's NCDB includes approximately what percentage of all newly diagnosed
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cases of cancer in the U.S.? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-75%
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Cancer cells tend to invade normal cells and grow out of control, not in distinct
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encapsulated tumors. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-true | | | |
Cancer has surpassed heart disease as the number one leading cause of death in
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America. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-false - it's #2
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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 1983
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Because of shared cancer data standards that are in place nationwide, all
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registries collect the same set of data items. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-false
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Every state in the U.S. does not have a population-based statewide central cancer
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registry. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-false
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, Hospital-based cancer registries only adhere to the standards provided by the
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Commission on Cancer. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-false
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In 1956, the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Approvals
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Program developed policy that hospitals must have - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a
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cancer registry |
In the U.S. __________ registries are the foundation of cancer surveillance. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-hospital-based |
One of the oldest and largest Specialized Cancer Registries in the U.S. is -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-NCDB |
One primary difference between the NPCR and the SEER program is that the SEER
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program collects active follow-up for all cases, but NPCR does not. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-true
Population-based central cancer registries often report which of the following: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A report showing statewide cancer trends for incidence.
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The National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) Cancer Surveillance System
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(CSS) was authorized by the Cancer Registries Amendment Act of 1992. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-true |
The national cancer registry program that began by collecting data in the states of
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Connecticut, Iowa, New Mexico, Utah and Hawaii, as well as the metropolitan
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Answers
Many cancer agencies and organizations rely on data collected by this important
| | | | | | | | | | | |
part of any cancer program: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The Cancer Registry
| | | | | | | | |
The CoC's NCDB includes approximately what percentage of all newly diagnosed
| | | | | | | | | | |
cases of cancer in the U.S.? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-75%
| | | | | | | |
Cancer cells tend to invade normal cells and grow out of control, not in distinct
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
encapsulated tumors. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-true | | | |
Cancer has surpassed heart disease as the number one leading cause of death in
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
America. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-false - it's #2
| | | | | |
Certification for cancer registrars was established by what organization in what
| | | | | | | | | | |
year? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-National Cancer Registrars Association 1983
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Because of shared cancer data standards that are in place nationwide, all
| | | | | | | | | | | |
registries collect the same set of data items. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-false
| | | | | | | | | |
Every state in the U.S. does not have a population-based statewide central cancer
| | | | | | | | | | | |
registry. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-false
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, Hospital-based cancer registries only adhere to the standards provided by the
| | | | | | | | | | |
Commission on Cancer. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-false
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In 1956, the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Approvals
| | | | | | | | | | |
Program developed policy that hospitals must have - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a
| | | | | | | | | |
cancer registry |
In the U.S. __________ registries are the foundation of cancer surveillance. -
| | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-hospital-based |
One of the oldest and largest Specialized Cancer Registries in the U.S. is -
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-NCDB |
One primary difference between the NPCR and the SEER program is that the SEER
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
program collects active follow-up for all cases, but NPCR does not. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-true
Population-based central cancer registries often report which of the following: -
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A report showing statewide cancer trends for incidence.
| | | | | | | |
The National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) Cancer Surveillance System
| | | | | | | | | |
(CSS) was authorized by the Cancer Registries Amendment Act of 1992. -
| | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-true |
The national cancer registry program that began by collecting data in the states of
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Connecticut, Iowa, New Mexico, Utah and Hawaii, as well as the metropolitan
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
