Multidisciplinary treatment of colorectal cancer: Organizing the team -- Multidisciplinary treatment - influence on outcome. Surgery: Introduction to surgery -- Surgical anatomy of the rectum and the TEM specimen -- Low risk early rectal cancer -- High-risk early rectal cancer -- The total mesorectal excision -- Locally advanced rectal cancer and recurrence -- Reconstruction after neoadjuvant treatment and APR. Oncology: Introduction to oncology -- Chemotherapy for colon and rectum cancer -- Radiotherapy and radio-chemotherapy for rectal cancer -- Side effects from adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatment -- What should we do with complete responders. Imaging and staging: Introduction to imaging and staging -- MRI and CT for preoperative T and N staging of rectal cancer -- Transanal ultrasonography for rectal tumours. Pathology: Introduction to pathology -- Early colorectal cancer -- Quality of surgery - reporting on surgical specimen -- Pathological staging of colorectal cancer. The palliative team: Introduction to palliation -- Surgical treatment in palliative care -- Nausea. Recommendations: Patient related factors - patient's preference -- Allocation to local treatment of rectal cancer.