Organ Preserving Approaches in the Treatment of Rectal Cancer

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>The aim of this book is to consolidate the medical and surgical management of patients by exploring organ preservation’s history and evolution, the diagnostic techniques involved in identifying patients that have a good response to therapy, and the various techniques in improving complete responses to neoadjuvant therapies. Furthermore, different methods for treating patients in an organ preservation approach, including watch and wait and local excision techniques, are examined along with quality of life and future developments and methods of stratifying patients into this approach.</jats:p>