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Rectal Cancer (cont.)

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Author: Timothy Kuo, MD, Fellow, Department of Medical Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine

Timothy Kuo is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Association for Cancer Education, American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, American Medical Association, American Society of Clinical Oncology, and Sigma Xi

Coauthor(s): George Fisher, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine

Editors: Winston W Tan, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Mayo Medical School; Mary L Windle, Pharm D, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine.com, Inc; Koyamangalath Krishnan, MD, FRCP, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention and Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Author and Editor Disclosure


Last Editorial Review: 10/31/2005

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