NCRA Quiz with correct answers

The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program registries cover approximately what percentage of the United States population? - Answer 28% President Nixon declared "War on Cancer" when he signed the National Cancer Act of ? - Answer 1971 Cancer registry informatics is defined as: - Answer The application of information science to cancer registration. Population-based registries receive cancer data from: - Answer Hospitals and independent pathology labs As appropriate to the cancer program category, the required percentage of patients are referred to a clinical trial. This is reported to the Cancer Committee by the: - Answer Clinical Research Coordinator NPCR and SEER programs are considered _____. - Answer Central Registries Population based central cancer registry data........ - Answer Contains all cases in a defined geographic region. T/F Since HIPAA is a federal law, it will not override a state law. - Answer False Can provide incidence data, Are population-based, Are multi-purpose - Answer State Central Registries