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New Zealand Family Cancer Service
Private Service Breast Genetics Obstetric and Gynaecology
Description
Our vision is that all New Zealanders can access trained, trusted and skilled professionals, from the comfort of their own home or where you are comfortable talking with us.
Our team of family cancer specialists comprises health professionals with the following areas of expertise:
- breast cancer
- women’s cancers
- chemotherapy treatment
- personalised genetic advice (genetic risk assessment) from our NZ based Genetic Counsellors
- psychology services
- Dynes McConnell
- Eletha Taylor
- Ai Ling Tan
- Peter C. Fong
Genetic Counsellors:
- Alice Christian - Senior Genetic Counsellor
- Emma Felix - Senior Genetic Counsellor
- Jan Sullivan - Senior Genetic Counsellor
Consultants
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Dr Peter Fong
Consultant Medical Oncologist
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Dr Dynes McConnell
Gynecological Oncologist
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Dr Ai Ling Tan
Gynecological Oncologist
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Dr Eletha Taylor
Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon
Referral Expectations
Managing Referrals from other Specialists
Many specialists will come across patients at known or possible increased risk of familial cancer during their routine practice.
Our service is designed to support you in clarifying your patient's risk and to document this for use in your subsequent management.
Surgeons and other referring specialists can utilize our services at one or all of three levels:
- Genetic counselling and risk-clarification including eligibility for gene testing
- Gene testing
- Risk reducing surgery
From your initial referral we will be seeking clarification as to what level of intervention you require of us. It is usual practice for us to assume that if a patient is referred to us that we should move from option one to option two if that seems appropriate to us.
We provide a team of oncology-trained surgeons who perform risk-reducing surgery, but activation of this option requires a specific referral from the specialist, otherwise women will be referred back to their referrer for risk-reducing management once their risk status has been clarified.
For individuals who would like to see us, please refer to "Seeing Us" on our website
Services
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New Zealand Family Cancer Services
The New Zealand Family Cancer Service is available to all New Zealanders.… More
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Family Cancer
The New Zealand Family Cancer Service provides risk assessment and genetic testing in a supportive environment.… More
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Genetic Counselling
This is provided by one of our genetic counsellors, who are health professionals with postgraduate degrees and experience in the areas of medical genetics and counselling.… More
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Genetic Testing
Specific genes can be examined in the laboratory to look for any changes to their sequence that would mean that gene would not work in the way it was supposed to.… More
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Psychological Services
Our team includes a psychologist who has extensive experience of working with individuals and families adjusting to the impact of inherited cancers and related issues.… More
Charges
Please refer to "Our Fees" section of our website for an outline of our fees.
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Contact Details
Email
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Postal Address
PO Box 56621
Dominion Road
Auckland 1446
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This page was last updated at 2:09PM on June 3, 2020. This information is reviewed and edited by New Zealand Family Cancer Service.