July / August 1998

Vol 5, No 4 CME Pretest

In this issue, the topic of ocular tumors is addressed. First, answer the pretest questions below. After reading the articles, proceed with answering the CME posttest questions.

This Journal provides 4 hours of Category 1 Continuing Medical Education

Complimentary CME Credits

Physicans can earn up to 4 credit hours of Category 1 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:

• appreciate the wide variety of tumors that can involve the eye and recognize the most significant diagnostic and treatment methods;
  
• apply recent information about improvements in breast cancer prevention and care to the patient populations they manage.
  

This program was planned in accordance with ACCME Essentials.
Release Date: July 1, 1998 Expiration Date: July 1, 1999

Pretest

1. Which disease has been considered to predispose to uveal malignant melanoma?

a. ulcerative colitis

b. Crohn's disease

c. Sjögren's syndrome

d. xeroderma pigmentosum

2. If two unaffected parents have a child with unilateral retinoblatoma, what is the risk that a second child will have a retinoblastoma?

a. 10%

b. 1%

c. 50%

d. 25%

3. Overexpression of HER-2/neu in breast cancer tissue tends to predict for:

a. frequent tamoxifen response

b. poor prognosis

c. favorable response to CMF

d. good prognosis