Cancer Registry Management (CRM) Resources & Required Readings

This is a comprehensive reading list for the CRM courses. The included textbooks, reference manuals,
and websites are required reading for successful completion of this course. We recommend ordering,
downloading, and/or bookmarking these materials to ensure they are available when needed.

Please note that manuals are constantly undergoing revisions, and since several versions are usually
available, be sure to use the versions specified on this list. Also note that lesson-specific reading
assignments are included at lesson-level within each online presentation.

AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, 8th Edition (3rd printing)

This is available for purchase using a link provided by the American Joint Committee on Cancer.
Note: If you’re currently using the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, 8th Edition that is not the 3rd printing,
you will need to Download the Updated Breast Chapter.

Cancer Program Standards: Ensuring Patient-Centered Care, 2016

This is available for download from the Commission on Cancer (CoC).
Note: In January 2020, the CoC released the Overview of Optimal Resources for Cancer Care (2020
Standards) which are to be implemented by CoC accredited cancer programs as of January 1, 2020. The
2020 CTR Exam, however, will test on the Cancer Program Standards: Ensuring Patient-Centered Care,
2016 Edition. Although the 2020 Standards will not be addressed in this course at this time, access the
updated standards from the Commission on Cancer (CoC).

Cancer Registry Management: Principles and Practices for Hospitals and Central Registries, 3rd Edition
This is available for purchase at the NCRA Online Store.

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

Multiple resources are available using the following links:
• CDC Home
• National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)

College of American Pathologists (CAP)

Use the following link to access Protocols Information:
• CAP Home
• Cancer Protocol and electronic Cancer Checklist (eCC) - FAQs

Commission on Cancer (CoC)

Multiple resources are available using the following links:
• Overview of Cancer Programs
• 2020 Standards and Resources

International Classification of Diseases for Oncology

Multiple resources are available using the following links:
• ICD-O-3 Errata
• International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR)
• International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition, First Revision
National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA)
Multiple resources are available using the following links:
• NCRA Home
• NCRA Professional Practice Code of Ethics
• Certified Tumor Registry (CTR) Exam

North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)

Multiple resources are available using the following links:
• NAACCR Home
• Implementation Guidelines
• Data Standards & Data Dictionary, Volume II
• Standards for Completeness, Quality, Analysis, and Management of Data, Volume III
• HIPAA Resources for Cancer Registries

Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER)

Multiple resources are available using the following links:
• SEER Home
• SEER Training Modules for Cancer Treatment
• Extent of Disease (EOD) 2018 General Coding Instructions
• Solid Tumor Rules
• Hematopoietic Project
• SEER*Rx - Interactive Antineoplastic Drugs Database
• Summary Stage 2018 General Coding Instructions
• SEER Program Coding and Staging Manual 2018
• SEER Self Instructional Manuals for Tumor Registrars
o Book 3
o Book 4
o Book 7
o Book 8

Standards for Oncology Registry Entry (STORE)

Multiple resources are available using the following links:
• CTR Guide to Coding Radiation Therapy Treatment in the STORE, Version 1.0
• 2018 STORE Manual
Note: The 2018 STORE Manual needs to be accessible while taking the final exam.

Additional Websites
These websites are referenced throughout the six CRM courses:
• American College of Surgeons (ACoS) National Cancer Database (NCDB)
• American Cancer Society (ACS)
• American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)
• National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• World Health Organization (WHO)