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Rhonda Wrolson
Certified Tumor Registrar
Contact:
(360) 414-7956 E-mail |
The Cancer Registry collects and maintains
information about each person diagnosed with cancer in our community
and surrounding areas. Information
has been gathered since January 1, 1975 and consists of over 14,000
cases.
Each year the
registry monitors the well being of patients by contact with either
the physician or patient. Through this contact a determination can be made as to
whether there has been a recurrence or spread of disease. This information is then compared with that of others with
the same disease, providing new knowledge about the effectiveness of
cancer treatment.
By
state law, the registry must send information to the Washington
State Cancer Registry. Because
our cancer program is approved by the American College of Surgeons,
Commission on Cancer, we are also required to submit this
information to the National Cancer Data Base where it is compared
with information from other approved facilities throughout the
nation. In compliance
with federal HIPPA laws, safeguards are taken to ensure the privacy
of this information.
The Cancer Registrar, a skilled healthcare
professional, uses clinical and technical knowledge to gather,
manage and analyze cancer information for the purpose of processing,
maintaining, compiling and reporting health information.
This information is utilized for research, quality management
and improvement, facility planning and marketing, cancer program
development, cancer prevention programs, surveillance and evaluation
of patient treatment outcomes and survival.
Working closely with physicians, hospital
administration and other health care professionals The Cancer
Registrar is accountable for cancer
conferences, cancer committee,
compliance with state reporting standards, as well as the Commission
on Cancer program standards.
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