MRT-140 Cancer Registry
This course provides an introduction to hospital-based and central registries, including case ascertainment and disease registry files. The course includes concepts and principles of coding, staging, and abstracting of malignant neoplasms using the International Classification of Diseases (oncology), the American Joint Committee on Cancer TNM Staging Classification, Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Summary Staging, and Collaborative Staging and Facility Oncology Registry Data Standards. (3 contact hours)
Prerequisite
MRT-132 and
MTH-109 or higher both with a minimum grade of "C"
Department
Health Sciences