CENTRAL REGISTRIES – Flashcards
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1. The National Cancer Data Base is an example of A. A closed private database B. A non-population-based central registry C. A repository of minimal cancer data D. The only multi-hospital database in the US
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B. A non-population-based central registry
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2. The National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) is a function of: A. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) B. National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) C. American Cancer Society (ACS) D. North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)
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A. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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3. State central registries are usually: A. Population-based B. Multi-purpose C. Can provide incidence data D. All of the above
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D. All of the above
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4. What is the Standard setting organization that guides central registries? A. Commission on Cancer (CoC) B. National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) C. American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) D. North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR
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D. North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)
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5. What are the two main types of Central Cancer Registries? A. Population-based and Special Registries B. Population-based and multi-hospital or non-population based. C. State and County Registries D. None of these options
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B. Population-based and multi-hospital or non-population based.
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6. What is a descriptive analysis to evaluate cancer occurrences in a certain location or during a certain time period called? A. Cancer control B. Case control C. Cancer cluster D. Cohort
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C. Cancer cluster
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7. Population-based registries receive cancer data from: A. CoC accredited cancer programs B. Central cancer registries C. Hospitals and independent pathology labs D. Querying patients
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C. Hospitals and independent pathology labs
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8. The National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) gets data from: A. CoC accredited cancer programs B. North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) C. Hospitals that choose to participate D. All hospitals in the US
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A. CoC accredited cancer programs
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9. Which of the following activities is unique to central cancer registries? A. Performing data analysis for research B. Death clearance and casefinding audits C. The ability to treat patients D. Active follow-up of patients
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B. Death clearance and casefinding audits
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10. The first truly population-based registry in the US was the: A. Connecticut Cancer Registry B. Massachusetts Cancer Registry C. Maine Cancer Registry D. New York Cancer Registry
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A. Connecticut Cancer Registry
