The NZ Familial Gastrointestinal Cancer Registry (NZFGCR):

• offers assessment of bowel cancer risk for people with a family history of gastrointestinal cancer
• facilitates the diagnosis of hereditary cancer by confirming the family history
• offers surveillance recommendations
• coordinates surveillance for high-risk families
• offers specialist management advice
• provides information for families on familial GI cancer.

The Registry comprises a multidisciplinary team that specialises in the assessment and management of familial gastrointestinal cancer. The team consists of family history assessors, gastroenterologists, colorectal surgeons, oncologists and geneticists. We work closely with genetic services in New Zealand.

We are a national service funded by the Ministry of Health with offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch:

Auckland
Building 30
Auckland City Hospital
Private Bag 92024
Auckland 1142
Freephone: 0800 554 555

Canterbury
Level 2 Riverside Block
Christchurch Public Hospital
Private Bag 4710
Christchurch 8140
Freephone: 0800 023 445

Wellington
Level 6
CSB
Wellington Hospital
Private Bag 7902
Wellington South
Freephone: 0800 262 780

For more information about our service please click here.

Individuals may be referred when:

• They have had a history of a number of family members over two or three generations being affected with bowel or other gastrointestinal cancer e.g. stomach, pancreas. 
• They, or a close family member, may have been diagnosed with bowel or other gastrointestinal cancer at a young age.
• There is concern that they or their family may have a genetic bowel or gastrointestinal cancer syndrome.
• There is a known genetic gastrointestinal cancer syndrome in the family.

NZFGCR is a national service and there is no charge for NZ residents.

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