04/20/16  Portland, Ore.

Timur Mitin, MD, PhD is sr. author of an article the patterns of care regarding preoperative treatment for patients with rectal cancer in the U.S. The article titled, Changes in treatment patterns for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer in the United States over the past decade: an analysis from the National Cancer Data Base" was published in CANCER (Changes in Treatment Patterns for Patients). Co-author are Drs. Helmneh M. Sineshaw, Ahmedian Jemal, and CR Thomas, Jr. A separate press release from the American Cancer Society titled "Study Indicates Socioeconomic Factors May Explain Lack of Use" accompanied the publication.