Organ preservation in rectal cancer: How and for whom?

The ESMO World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer is the premier annual event in gastrointestinal cancer. At this year's meeting, experts from around the world convened in Barcelona, Spain from 29 June - 2 July 2016 to present, discuss, and debate the latest advances, treatment strategies, and guidelines for the treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies. In this presentation, Dr. Andre D'Hoore discusses how to best to preserve organs in the treatment of rectal cancer, and for whom organs should be preserved instead of resected. © 2016 Imedex, LLC.