CAnswer Forum Instructions

Welcome to the CAnswer Forum

The goal of the CAnswer Forum is to respond to questions by providing information to assist with interpreting the accreditation standards and understanding how to apply staging and coding rules. Our goal is to help interpret and advise those providing care to cancer patients or involved in improving cancer care. 

Tutorial for CAnswer Forum Instructions – This 18-page presentation outlines the structure of CAnswer Forum, how to post a question, and how to search for previously answered questions.

Topics currently available for networking and discussion:

Responses to Questions

Responses by the AJCC, CoC, NAPBC, NAPRC, NCDB, or CAP are denoted by their logo for the Cancer Program team, Cancer Program team member, or designated volunteers responding to the question.

Post Tips

  • Update your user profile annually. It is required that users use their actual names in their profiles (vs. aliases) and confirm that their email address is current in case the user needs to be contacted.
  • Verify that you are posting in the best Forum category that addresses your question. 
  • When submitting questions, clarity is key. So please make sure that your question contains pertinent details so that the CAnswer Forum team have all the information they need to adequately answer the question.
  • Be sure to include details that demonstrate how your specific question relates to the issue referenced and question being asked.
  • Only one question per post.
  • Responses to questions are generally posted within 1-5 business days.
  • Once a question is submitted, please wait for the response before submitting additional questions in CAnswer Forum.

Etiquette Guidelines for Posting to the CAnswer Forum

  • Do not post Protected Health Information (PHI) as defined under HIPAA laws; these posts will be deleted immediately. 
  • Do not post content that violates a copyright; these posts will be deleted immediately.  
  • Search the other posts to see if your topic is already covered.
  • Use a meaningful title best describing the topic for your thread.
  • Do not use the forum to promote your product, service, or business.
  • Be civil. Personal differences should be handled through email or Private Messaging and not through posts displayed to everyone.
  • Stay on topic of the posted thread to help keep categories organized for searching.
  • Please avoid the use of acronyms, slang, or abbreviations.
  • Review your message for spelling or grammar errors before posting it to help ensure clarity for an accurate response. Once posted, it can be viewed by the entire CAnswer Forum community. 
  • Do not double post (post the same message twice in one thread) or cross post (place the same message across several forums).
  • Be professional, please do not “shout” in your questions and responses.
  • Use respectful language and tone in your posts. These are read by many people looking for answers to their questions for work. Workplace etiquette applies to these posts.
  • Posts should not contain identifiable information or content private to your facility or others.

Search Tips

Visitors to Cancer Forum are encouraged to review related questions and responses previously posted before posting a question. The “Tutorial on How to Use CAnswer Forum” provides additional tips.

  • In the “Search” box, it is recommended that you use the drop-down arrow to access the Advanced Search.
  • There are fields for keywords, members, tags (common words), and other sources of information. 
  • Keep in mind that narrowing the search too much may filter out helpful information, so you want to aim for a balance with some direction that is not too limiting.
  • You may also search by the post number using the format where “x” is the post number https://cancerbulletin.facs.org/forums/node/x. 
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