Cancer Registration & Surveillance Modules
Planned Updates
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The Cancer Registration & Surveillance modules provide information needed by cancer registry staff and others interested in collecting and recording the most complete and accurate cancer data possible. The modules cover information on:
- Registries and their operations
- Basic anatomy and medical terminology
- Cancer tests and treatments
- Coding and staging standards for cancer registration
- Casefinding and follow-up
Available Modules
Note: The following modules have moved from the Cancer Registration and Surveillance Modules to the References section: Introduction to Collaborative Stage, ICD-O-3, and Summary Stage 2000.
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Abstracting a Cancer CaseNEW
Learn about information in patient records and how registrars can utilize the medical record to recount the patient’s cancer journey in the tumor abstract.
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Anatomy & Physiology
The Anatomy and Physiology module introduces the structure and function of the human body.
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Cancer As a Disease
An introduction to the terminology used in medical documentation to describe cancers and other medical conditions.
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Cancer & Medical TerminologyNEW
An introduction to the terminology used in medical documentation to describe cancers and other medical conditions.
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Cancer Patient Follow-UpNEW
The Cancer Patient Follow-Up module introduces the concepts and importance of registry follow-up with cancer patients.
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Cancer RegistrationNEW
An introduction to concepts related to cancer registration, historical events, highlight the importance of the cancer registry, describe registries, and the role of the cancer registrar.
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Cancer Registry Operations & Procedures
An introduction to the terminology used in medical documentation to describe cancers and other medical conditions.
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Cancer TreatmentNEW
The Cancer Patient Follow-Up module introduces the concepts and importance of registry follow-up with cancer patients.
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CasefindingNEW
An introduction to concepts related to cancer registration, historical events, highlight the importance of the cancer registry, describe registries, and the role of the cancer registrar.
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Diagnostic Tests
An introduction to the basic tests used in diagnosing cancers and how they are used to determine the type and extent of a patient's cancer.
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Extent of Disease 2018NEW
In this module, learn how to assign the correct EOD codes using the SEER*RSA where EOD is stored.
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ICD-10-CMNEW
Familiarize cancer registrars with the neoplasm codes from the ICD-10-CM coding scheme, Chapter 2: Neoplasms (C and D codes).
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ICD-O-3 Primary SiteNEW
Gain an understanding of the primary site coding guidelines covered in ICD-O, and specifically how to use them in a cancer registry abstract.
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Staging a Cancer CaseNEW
Learn the basic concepts of staging, sources for staging information, the two major staging systems used and other site-specific staging systems.
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Summary Stage 2018NEW
In this module, learn how to assign the correct summary stage code using the summary staging manual.