Cancer Registry Data Collection Flashcards
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What is 'casefinding' in cancer registry operations?
Answer: The systematic process of identifying all reportable cancer cases from source documents
Casefinding is the active, systematic review of multiple hospital source documents to identify every cancer case that meets reporting criteria.
Which source document is considered most definitive for establishing a cancer diagnosis during abstraction?
Answer: Pathology report
The pathology report provides microscopic tissue analysis and is the most authoritative source for confirming a malignant diagnosis.
What is 'death clearance' in cancer registry practice?
Answer: Matching registry records against death certificates to identify unreported cancer cases
Death clearance compares the registry database against death certificate files to discover cancer cases that were never originally reported to the registry.
What is a 'duplicate case' in a cancer registry?
Answer: The same patient's same primary cancer entered more than once in the database
A duplicate case occurs when one primary cancer for one patient is accidentally abstracted and entered into the database more than once.
What is the purpose of a 'patient index' in a cancer registry?
Answer: To link all cancer accession numbers to unique patients and prevent duplicate records
The patient index is a master cross-reference file that associates every accession number with a unique patient identifier, preventing duplication and linking multiple primaries.
Which organization accredits hospital cancer programs and sets cancer registry data standards in the US?
Answer: Commission on Cancer (CoC)
The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a program of the American College of Surgeons, accredits cancer programs and requires maintenance of a registry meeting its data standards.
What does the 'accession number' identify in a cancer registry?
Answer: A unique sequential identifier assigned to each reportable cancer case
The accession number is a unique number assigned to each individual cancer case in the registry, distinct from the patient's medical record number.