CHAPTER 3 Flashcards
TRUE OR FALSE: The American Cancer Society (ACS) is an organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem.
TRUE
The ACS was founded in:
a. 1913
b. 1933
c. 1943
d. 1953
A) 1913
Primary activities of the ACS are all but which of the following:
a. cancer research
b. cancer prevention
c. early detection of cancer
d. cancer case consolidation
CANCER CASE CONSOLIDATION
TRUE OR FALSE: Several ACS programs and activities help people living with and beyond cancer.
TRUE
Some programs and activities of the ACS are: (check all that apply)
advocacy
early detection
prevention
research
ALL OF THE ABOVE, ADVOCACY, EARLY DETECTION, PREVENTION, AND RESEARCH
ASCO provides high-quality resources in
________ and _______ to advance quality of care its members provide for cancer patients.
education, RESEARCH
ASCO is responsible for all but which of the following activities:
a. QOPI
b. CancerLinQ
c. TAPUR
d. CAN
D) CAN
Which organization focuses on excellence in the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine?
ASCO
IACR
CAP
ACS
CAP
What type of registry does the International Association of Cancer Registries mostly support?
a. population based
b. hospital
c. special
d. none of the above.
A) POPULATION BASED
_______ is an open-source, basic registration tool for population based cancer registries.
CanReg5
Cancer Incidence in Five Continents was first published in:
a. 1966
b. 1973
c. 1989
d. 2011
a) 1966
The National Cancer Registrars Association represents:
a. SMP’s
b. CEO’s
c. LPN’s
d. ODS’s (formerly CTR’s)
d) ODS’s
The NCRA is responsible for providing:
a. education
b. credentialing
c. career development
d. advocacy
all of these
true or false: The NCRA publishes The Journal of Registry Management.
true
The ____ credential promotes standardization in the collection and use of cancer data.
ODS
