This book is a comprehensive reference work on the multidisciplinary team (MDT) management of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients that will meet the needs of all members of CRC MDTs and those training in the field. Important, up-to-date knowledge is provided on organization of MDTs, early intervention, surgery, oncology, imaging, pathology, and palliation, with special focus on controversies. This second edition has been thoroughly revised. It includes an entirely new section on the principles of treatment of significant polyps and early cancers and a total of 14 new chapters, including one on the early integration of palliative care. Every effort has been made to ensure that each specialty-specific chapter will be approachable for all team members, thereby facilitating an effective interdisciplinary approach to teamwork. The authors are leading European doctors and scientists who have influenced the development of the MDT concept as well as other aspects of individualized treatment of CRC patients.

Gunnar Baatrup is senior consultant at Odense University Hospital and professor at the University of Southern Denmark. He is currently head of the Surgical Research Unit in Svendborg and the national center for training and teaching in the field of significant polyps and early cancers of the colon and rectum (www.SATCCenter.com) as part of the governmental 'The Sooner The Better' initiative. Dr. Baatrup has previously been a professor at the University of Bergen, Norway; chairman of the Department of Surgery at Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen; and chairman of the Department of Surgery in Odense. His scientific career started in 1980 in the field of medical microbiology and autoimmunity and he commenced his surgical training in 1987. Since 1994 his clinical and scientific work has concentrated on colorectal cancer, and during the past 10 years his main focus has been on prevention and early intervention. Dr. Baatrup has been a member of various national, EU, and other international boards and committees addressing the prevention, early intervention, screening, and treatment of colorectal cancer. He has published 85 papers, of which 68 have been about colorectal cancer