Cancer Registry Operations
Which one of the following casesfinding sources would be the best resource for identifying cases that were only confirmed clinically (physical exam, radiology or laboratory)?
a. disease index
b. pathology report
c. radiation oncology log
d. medical oncology log -...
Cancer Registry Operations
Which one of the following casesfinding sources would be the best resource for
identifying cases that were only confirmed clinically (physical exam, radiology or
laboratory)?
a. disease index
b. pathology report
c. radiation oncology log
d. medical oncology log - Answer- a. disease index
Patients treated for a recurrence or progression of disease are - Answer- non-
analytic
Which of the following statements is true about casefinding?
a. only new patients will be identified.
b. all patients will only be identified on one type of report
c. casefinding will identify reportable cases only
d. multiple sources should be used for casefinding. - Answer- d. multiple sources
should be used for casefinding.
Which is NOT true about the analytic class of case codes?
a. they're routinely used for statistics in the registry
b. they're cases diagnosed and/or treated at your facility
c. they're required to be accessioned, abstracted and followed by the CoC
d. they're cases first seen after your facility's reference date
e. they're cases first suspected or diagnosed with cancer at autopsy - Answer- e.
they're cases first suspected or diagnosed with cancer at autopsy
resource that defines all diagnoses and types of cases that should be included and
excluded from the registry database - Answer- reportable list
Reportable List - Answer- resource that defines all diagnoses and types of cases that
should be included and excluded from the registry database
Reportable List - Answer- resource that defines all diagnoses and types of cases that
should be included and excluded from the registry database
If cytology is identified only with ambiguous term, is it diagnostic? - Answer- No, do
not interpret as cancer. Abstract only if followed by biopsy which confirms diagnosis.
Which would NOT be in the class of case 10-14 range?
a. Diagnosed at the facility and patient refuses treatment
b. Diagnosed at the staff physician's office and they received their first course of
treatment in the staff physician's office
c. Diagnosed at the facility and their treatment plan is for watchful waiting
d. Diagnosed at the facility and treatment was recommended, but it is unknown
whether it was administered
, e. Diagnosed at the facility and were given palliative care only due to age, advanced
disease, or other medical conditions - Answer- b. Diagnosed at the staff physician's
office and they received their first course of treatment in the staff physician's office
Which of the following cases does NOT meet case eligibility criteria for inclusion into
the registry?
a. Pathology specimen of colon is consistent with malignant process
b. Mass in right upper lobe of lung, worrisome for neoplasm
c. Squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary
d. Mass in occipital lobe of brain appears to be malignancy - Answer- b. Mass in right
upper lobe of lung, worrisome for neoplasm [worrisome is ambiguous term that does
NOT constitute a dx]
Date of first contact is the date that what happens?
a. Date the patient was first physically seen at the facility for cancer diagnosis or
treatment
b. Date the patient was first diagnosed with cancer
c. Date the patient's tissue specimen was sent to your facility
d. Date the patient first had the biopsy in a non-staff physician's office - Answer- a.
Date the patient was first physically seen at the facility for cancer diagnosis or
treatment
How often is the Cancer Committee responsible for monitoring, assessing and
identifying changes needed to maintain compliance with the Eligibility
Requirements?
a. Quarterly
b. Every three years, prior to survey
c.The Committee is not responsible for this function
d. Annually - Answer- d. Annually
The Commission on Cancer encourages programs to change their reference date to
improve the facility's follow-up rate. - Answer- False
The accession number is a nine-digit number. The last five digits represent:
a. The sequential order in which the patient was entered into the database for that
year
b. The year the patient was first seen at the facility
c. The sequence of all reportable tumors over the lifetime of a patient
d. The sequential order in which the patient was entered into the database since the
reference date - Answer- a. The sequential order in which the patient was entered
into the database for that year
A patient is diagnosed with a benign tumor of the brain at your facility. This is the
only reportable tumor for this patient.The sequence number for this tumor will be:
a. 00
b. 01
c. 60
d. 61 - Answer- c. 60
The codes for Sequence Number are divided into two groups:
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