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Overview

Timothy R. Church is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of medicine, with a significant focus on oncology. Their research spans various subfields including pulmonary and respiratory medicine, pathology and forensic medicine, molecular biology, and epidemiology.

The scientist's main topics of study include colorectal cancer screening and detection, gastric cancer management and outcomes, colorectal cancer surgical treatments, genetic factors in colorectal cancer, gut microbiota and health, global cancer incidence and screening, and research related to ginger and the Zingiberaceae family.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Timothy R. Church include:

  • Cervical cancer screening for individuals at average risk: 2020 guideline update from the American Cancer Society, 2020, CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
  • Screening for lung cancer: 2023 guideline update from the American Cancer Society, 2023, CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
  • Computer-Aided Detection Improves Adenomas per Colonoscopy for Screening and Surveillance Colonoscopy: A Randomized Trial, 2022, Gastroenterology
  • Randomised clinical study: oral aspirin 325 mg daily vs placebo alters gut microbial composition and bacterial taxa associated with colorectal cancer risk, 2020, Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  • Prospective evaluation of methylated SEPT9 in plasma for detection of asymptomatic colorectal cancer, 2020, UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Timothy R. Church include:

  • Aasma Shaukat
  • Anna E. Prizment
  • Christopher Staley
  • Guillaume C. Onyeaghala
  • Paolo Goffredo

The most common venues for publication by this scientist are:

  • Gastroenterology
  • UNC Libraries
  • Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology

The research contributions of Timothy R. Church focus largely on colorectal cancer, with deep engagement in screening methods, clinical detection technologies, and the interplay of gut microbiota and cancer risk. The work also connects broader oncology topics with related pulmonary, molecular, and epidemiological studies, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach within medical science.

Best Publications

  • Reducing Mortality from Colorectal Cancer by Screening for Fecal Occult Blood

    Mandel Js;Bond Jh;Church Tr;Snover Dc

  • Mortality Results from a Randomized Prostate-Cancer Screening Trial

    Gerald L. Andriole;E. David Crawford;Robert L. Grubb;Saundra S. Buys

  • The Effect of Fecal Occult-Blood Screening on the Incidence of Colorectal Cancer

    Jack S. Mandel;Timothy R. Church;John H. Bond;Fred Ederer

  • Breast Cancer Screening for Women at Average Risk: 2015 Guideline Update From the American Cancer Society

    Kevin C. Oeffinger;Elizabeth T. H. Fontham;Ruth Etzioni;Abbe Herzig

  • A randomized trial of aspirin to prevent colorectal adenomas

    John A. Baron;Bernard F. Cole;Robert S. Sandler;Robert W. Haile

  • Colorectal cancer screening for average-risk adults: 2018 guideline update from the American Cancer Society

    Andrew M.D. Wolf;Elizabeth T.H. Fontham;Timothy R. Church;Christopher R. Flowers

  • Effect of screening on ovarian cancer mortality: the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Randomized Controlled Trial.

    Saundra S. Buys;Edward Partridge;Amanda Black;Christine C. Johnson

  • Prostate Cancer Screening in the Randomized Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial: Mortality Results after 13 Years of Follow-up

    Gerald L. Andriole;E. David Crawford;Robert L. Grubb;Saundra S. Buys

  • The national lung screening trial: Overview and study design

    Constantine A. Gatsonis;Denise R. Aberle;Christine D. Berg;William C. Black

  • Results of Initial Low-Dose Computed Tomographic Screening for Lung Cancer

    Timothy R Church;William C Black;Denise R Aberle

  • Colorectal-cancer incidence and mortality with screening flexible sigmoidoscopy

    Robert E. Schoen;Paul F. Pinsky;Joel L. Weissfeld;Lance A. Yokochi

  • Folic acid for the prevention of colorectal adenomas: a randomized clinical trial.

    Bernard F. Cole;John A. Baron;Robert S. Sandler;Robert W. Haile

  • Colorectal Cancer Mortality: Effectiveness of Biennial Screening for Fecal Occult Blood

    Jack S. Mandel;Timothy R. Church;Fred Ederer;John H. Bond

  • Long-term mortality after screening for colorectal cancer.

    Aasma Shaukat;Steven J. Mongin;Mindy S. Geisser;Frank A. Lederle

  • Selection criteria for lung-cancer screening.

    Martin C. Tammemägi;Hormuzd A. Katki;William G. Hocking;Timothy R. Church

  • Prospective evaluation of methylated SEPT9 in plasma for detection of asymptomatic colorectal cancer

    Timothy Robert Church;Michael Wandell;Catherine Lofton-Day;Steven J Mongin

  • American Cancer Society lung cancer screening guidelines

    Richard Wender;Elizabeth T.H. Fontham;Ermilo Barrera;Ermilo Barrera;Graham A. Colditz

  • An epidemiological study of the magnitude and consequences of work related violence: the Minnesota Nurses’ Study

    Susan G Gerberich;Timothy R Church;Patricia M McGovern;H. E. Hansen

  • Screening by Chest Radiograph and Lung Cancer Mortality: The Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Randomized Trial

    Martin M. Oken;Willam G. Hocking;Paul A. Kvale;Gerald L. Andriole

  • Cervical cancer screening for individuals at average risk: 2020 guideline update from the American Cancer Society

    Elizabeth T.H. Fontham;Andrew M.D. Wolf;Timothy R. Church;Ruth Etzioni;Ruth Etzioni

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul F. Pinsky
Paul F. Pinsky National Institutes of Health
Patricia M. McGovern
Patricia M. McGovern University of Minnesota
Gerald L. Andriole
Gerald L. Andriole Washington University in St. Louis
John H. Bond
John H. Bond Veterans Health Administration
John A. Baron
John A. Baron University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Joel L. Weissfeld
Joel L. Weissfeld University of Pittsburgh
E. David Crawford
E. David Crawford University of California, San Diego
Ann G. Zauber
Ann G. Zauber Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Dennis J. Ahnen
Dennis J. Ahnen University of Colorado Denver
Sidney J. Winawer
Sidney J. Winawer Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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