Which program established program standards and a minimum data set for funded statewide cancer registries?

Which program established program standards and a minimum data set for funded statewide cancer registries?

• A. NAACCR (North American Association of Central Cancer Registries)
• B. SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results)
• C. CoC (Commission on Cancer)
• D. NPCR (National Program of Cancer Registries)

Answer: (D)

This item focuses on who provides the standardized data collection framework for funded statewide cancer registries. The National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) is a CDC program that funds state cancer registries and sets the program standards, including a required minimum data set, so that data collected across states are consistent and comparable. While NAACCR develops the data standards and the minimum data set that registries use, it does not fund the registries itself. SEER is a separate NCI program covering specific areas with its own system, and CoC is about accrediting cancer programs rather than providing statewide registry standards. So NPCR is the program that established the standards and the minimum data set for funded statewide registries.

This item focuses on who provides the standardized data collection framework for funded statewide cancer registries. The National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) is a CDC program that funds state cancer registries and sets the program standards, including a required minimum data set, so that data collected across states are consistent and comparable. While NAACCR develops the data standards and the minimum data set that registries use, it does not fund the registries itself. SEER is a separate NCI program covering specific areas with its own system, and CoC is about accrediting cancer programs rather than providing statewide registry standards. So NPCR is the program that established the standards and the minimum data set for funded statewide registries.