Name the group with members from all standard-setting organizations whose goal is data standardization.

• A. Uniform Data Standards Committee (UDSC) of the American Association of Central Cancer Registries (AACCR)
• B. Data Standards Council
• C. Edits Steering Group
• D. Data Interoperability Board

Answer: (A)

The Uniform Data Standards Committee (UDSC) is the group formed with members from all standard-setting organizations to push for data standardization. This committee’s purpose is to harmonize data elements, definitions, and coding rules so cancer data are comparable and interoperable across different registries and systems. Its cross-organizational membership is what makes it uniquely suited to unify standards across the field, rather than focusing on narrowly scoped tasks within a single organization or on a single facet of data handling.