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The following references have been used in preparing the 2012 examinations.

ERRATA
Since the examinations are finalized prior to the publishing of 2012 errata, only errata published prior to September 16, 2011 will be tested.

The examination content excludes any clarifications posted in the SEER SINQ and Commission on Cancer’s CAnswer Forum.

STANDARD REGISTRY RESOURCES

*Indicates books needed for open-book portion of examination.

American Cancer Society. Clinical Oncology, 2001.
Raymond E. Lenhard, Jr., MD, Robert T. Osteen, MD, Ted Gansler, MD
ISBN: 0-944235-15-8

American College of Surgeons, Commission on Cancer. Cancer Program Standards 2009 Revised Edition (with Jan 2010 revisions)

American College of Surgeons, Commission on Cancer. Facility Oncology Registry Data Standards (FORDS): Revised for 2010.

* American Joint Committee on Cancer’s Cancer Staging Manual, Seventh Edition + errata, Springer, 2010. Edge, S.B.; Byrd, D.R.; Compton, C.C.; Fritz, A.G.; Greene, F.L.; Trotti, A. (Eds.) ISBN: 978-0-387-88440-0.

Cancer Registry Management, Principles, and Practice. Second Edition. Hutchinson, C., Menck, H., Burch, M., and Gottschalk, R. (Editors). Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., 2004

Central Cancer Registries: Design, Management, and Use. 2nd Edition (2007). Menck, H.; Deapen D.; Phillips J.L.; Tucker T. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co. ISBN# 978-0-7575-3120-0.

* Collaborative Stage Data Collection System Coding Instructions, version 02.00.01 for Part I, Section 1 & 2; version 02.02 for Part II. Collaborative Stage Work Group of the American Joint Committee on Cancer. SPECIFIC SITES: Bladder, Breast, Colon, Lung & Prostate.

Dorland, W. A., Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 31st Edition.
W B Saunders, 2007

* Multiple Primary and Histology Coding Rules (2007) - Revised September 27, 2011. Johnson CH, Peace S, Adamo P, Fritz A, Percy-Laurry A, Edwards BK. National Cancer Institute, SEER Program. Bethesda, MD 2007. Hardcopy. PDF Download.

* National Cancer Institute. 2010 Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Neoplasm Case Reportability and Coding Manual version 1.6. Johnson CH, Adamo M, Peace S, Percy-Laurry A (eds.). Order SEER Publications

National Cancer Institute, Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Reporting. 2010 Hematopoietic Database version 1.6.2. http://seer.cancer.gov/tools/heme

National Cancer Institute, Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Reporting. SEER*Rx-Interactive Antineoplastic Drugs Database - Version 1.4.1.

National Cancer Institute, Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Reporting. Self-Instructional Manual for Cancer Registrars, Book 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
NIH Publications.
Order SEER Publications

* World Health Organization. International Classification of Diseases , 3rd Edition (ICD-O-3) + errata
WHO, 2000.
ISBN: 9241545348
WHO Bookshop

*Indicates books needed for open-book portion of examination.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

The following resources may be used to prepare for the examination. The list may not include all acceptable references and the examination questions may not be drawn solely from these references.

• Basic textbooks in human anatomy and physiology, biostatistics, and epidemiology.

• NAACCR 2010-2011 Webinar Series: Brain and Central Nervous System (January 6, 2011). Recording + Materials under “CNS: A CTR Exam Study Tool”

• Clemente, C. Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (30th Edition). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN: 978-0812106442.

• Gookin, D. PCs for Dummies, 11th Edition.
John Wiley & Sons, 2007.

• National Cancer Institute, Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Reporting. SEER Program Coding and Staging Manual 2010. (August 25, 2010)

• North American Association of Central Cancer Registries. North American Association of Central Cancer Registries. NAACCR’s Data Exchange Standards and Record Description (Volume I, v12.2)

• North American Association of Central Cancer Registries. North American Association of Central Cancer Registries. NAACCR’s Data Standards and Data Dictionary (Volume II, v12.2)