The extraordinary spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has dramatically and rapidly
changed the way in which we provide medical care for patients with all diagnoses.
Conservation of resources, social distancing, and the risk of poor outcomes in COVID-19-
positive cancer patients have forced practitioners and surgeons to completely rethink routine
care. The treatment of patients with rectal cancer requires both a multidisciplinary approach
and a significant amount of resources. It is therefore imperative to rethink how rectal cancer …