Cancer Control Journal Vol 2, No 6, CME Pretest

This Journal provides 4 hours of Category I Continuing Medical Education

Complimentary CME Credits

Physicans can earn up to 4 credit hours of Category I for the Physican's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association by reading the material in this issue and successfully answering the questions on the posttest at the end of this issue. Complete instructions are given on the posttest pages. Every successfully answered 10 questions will earn 1 credit hour. CME is presented by an unrestricted educational grant from Bristol-Myers Oncology Division.

Educational Objectives

After reading this issue, clinicians will be expected to:

• Understand the principles of cancer screening
• Know how to increase adherence to screening for breast, cervix, and skin cancer
• Know the place of retinoids in management of hematologic malignancies
• Appreciate the role of helicobacter in cancer etiology
• Be aware of transfusion issues in the care of Jehovah's Witnesses with cancer

This program was planned in accordance with ACCME Essentials.
Release Date: November 15, 1995. Expiration Date: November 15, 1996

Pretest

1. What factor would mitigate against an effective screening program being developed for a cancer?

a. high incidence and prevalence

b. known biology and natural history

c. serious clinical consequences

d. short preclinical phase

2. The age period of women in the United States who are at greatest risk for cervix cancer is:

a. over 70 years

b. 69 to 70 years

c. 35 to 55 years

d. 20 to 30 years

3. The percentage of patients whose gastric cancer may be attributable to H pylori infection has been estimated in one study to be:

a. 75% to 90%

b. 35% to 55%

c. 20%

d. 5% to 10%

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