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Assignment:
Recap of Objectives (answer each question thoroughly yet concisely).
1. Explain the purpose of a cancer registry at the local (hospital) and state level.
2. Summarize the process of case finding.
3. Discuss the process of abstracting and at least five typical data elements collected during the abstracting process.
4. Describe how coding differs in a cancer registry from that done in a hospital or physician's office setting.
5. Explain the need for and methods used in follow-up of cancer patients.
6. Describe how data collected at the local (hospital) level is submitted to the state cancer registry.
7. Explain why it is possible to release information to a cancer registry and how a local cancer registry can release information to a state registry without the patient's authorization.
8. Differentiate between a Cancer Committee and a Cancer Conference (a.k.a. Tumor Board) what is the role of each?
9. Why is it important to become certified in cancer registry (if one would want to pursue that career)?
10. What are the?pre-requisites for becoming a Certified Cancer (Tumor) Registrar and what are the steps to becoming certified?