NZ Familial Gastrointestinal Cancer Service (NZFGCS)

Description

The NZ Familial Gastrointestinal Cancer Service (NZFGCS)

  • 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 Service 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

 

For more information about our service please click here.

Referral Expectations

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.

Fees and Charges Description

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

Hours

8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

Mon – Fri 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Public Holidays: Closed Waitangi Day (6 Feb), Good Friday (3 Apr), Easter Sunday (5 Apr), Easter Monday (6 Apr), ANZAC Day (observed) (27 Apr), King's Birthday (1 Jun), Matariki (10 Jul), Labour Day (26 Oct).
Christmas: Open 22 Dec — 24 Dec. Closed 25 Dec — 28 Dec. Open 29 Dec — 31 Dec. Closed 1 Jan — 4 Jan. Open 5 Jan — 9 Jan.

Services

Assessment of the Family's Level of Risk for Developing Gastrointestinal Cancers
Co-ordination of Bowel Screening for High Risk Families
Facilitation of Genetic Testing where Appropriate
Specialist Management Advice to Assist in Patient Care
Lynch Syndrome
Serrated Polyposis Syndrome (SPS)

Website

www.nzfgcs.co.nz/

https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/public/genetics/nz-familial-gastrointestinal-cancer-service/