Anatomy & Physiology
Cancer Coding & Staging
Treatment Modalities
Registry Operations
Cancer Potpourri
100
This organ is most commonly affected by adenocarcinoma.
What is the colon?
100
The manual commonly used for cancer staging.
What is the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual?
100
This treatment uses high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells.
What is radiotherapy?
100
A comprehensive source used to abstract cancer cases.
What is the patient medical record?
100
KACI stands for this/
What is Knowledge Assistant for Clinical Information?
200
The study of the microscopic structure of tissues.
What is histology?
200
The acronym "SEER" stands for this.
What is Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results?
200
The removal of tissue for microscopic examination.
What is a biopsy?
200
Legislation that mandates reporting cancer cases in most states.
What is the Cancer Registry Act?
200
On average the Penn Medicine Cancer Registry (HUP, PPMC, PAH & CCH) accessions approximately _______ cases a year.
What is 16,000?
300
The lymph nodes located in the armpit region.
What are axillary lymph nodes?
300
The coding system used internationally for cancer diagnosis.
What is ICD-O-3?
300
The use of drugs to kill cancer cells.
What is chemotherapy?
300
The abbreviation "NAACCR" stands for this organization.
What is the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries?
300
Famous Rock Star that is a 21 year breast cancer survivor and someone on this team is obsessed with.
Who is Melissa Etheridge?
400
These cells produce melanin and are often involved in skin cancer.
What are melanocytes?
400
TNM staging is based on these three factors.
What are Tumor, Node, and Metastasis?
400
Hormonal therapy often targets cancers of this gland.
What is the prostate gland?
400
The process of confirming cancer cases meet reporting requirements.
What is case finding?
400
This famous Marvel Superhero survived cancer. 
Who is Deadpool?
500
This type of epithelium lines the bladder and is associated with urothelial carcinoma.
What is transitional epithelium?
500
This term describes cancers diagnosed simultaneously in two separate primary sites.
What is synchronous primary malignancies?
500
CAR T-cell therapy is a type of this broader treatment category.
What is immunotherapy?
500
A patient is considered lost to follow up if there has been no contact in this amount of time.
What is 15 months?
500
The best example of a Super Hero Team!
Who is the Penn Medicine Cancer Registry Team?