Question

Match the following types of cancer registry with the appropriate cancer data sources.

A. Hospital-based cancer registry.
B. Population-based registry.
C. Specialty cancer registry.
Sources:
____ Death certificate information from teh vital statistics registration system.
_____ Patients diagnosed in Independent pathology laboratories.
_____ Active follow-up information on registered patients.
_____ Patients diagnosed and/or treated for cancer at a particular facility or facilities.
____ Only patients with certain familial cancers.
____ Patients treated in independent cancer centers.
____ Patients from private clinics and hospices.
____ Only patients with a particular type of cancer.
____ Patients enrolled by physicians.

Answer 1

A hospital-based cancer registry matches patients diagnosed and/or treated for cancer at a particular facility or facilities. A population-based registry matches death certificate information from the vital statistics registration system. A specialty cancer registry matches only patients with certain familial cancers, patients treated in independent cancer centers, patients from private clinics and hospices, only patients with a particular type of cancer, and patients enrolled by physicians.

Step-by-step explanation:

A. Hospital-based cancer registry - Patients diagnosed and/or treated for cancer at a particular facility or facilities.

B. Population-based registry - Death certificate information from the vital statistics registration system.

C. Specialty cancer registry - Only patients with certain familial cancers. Patients treated in independent cancer centers. Patients from private clinics and hospices. Only patients with a particular type of cancer. Patients enrolled by physicians.