SL No	Subtypes	Recommendations by - ACS, SSO.	Non-surgical options -A	Surgical Options -B
1.	Benign/premalignant lesions (polyps)	Defer surgery		Defer surgery
2	Early stage colon cancer	Defer surgery		Defer Surgery
3	Locally advanced colon and Metastatic colon Cancer	Neoadjuvant therapy	Neoadjuvant therapy/ Oral capacetabine only	Defer surgery until progression or emergency indications
4	Rectal cancer (all stages)	Neoadjuvant CT+ RT (Prefer short course radiotherapy over long course radiotherapy)	Neoadjuvant therapy/ Oral capacetabine	Defer surgery until progression or emergency indications
		Delay surgery for 12–16 weeks post neoadjuvant therapy	Post neoadjuvant treatment after 8–10 weeks- oral capecitabine
5	Emergency indications (Obstruction/perforation/bleeding)	Emergency surgery (Diversion stoma or resection of primary depending on intraoperative findings and hospital resources)		Emergency surgery (Diversion stoma or resection of primary depending on intraoperative findings)