The NZ Familial Gastrointestinal Cancer Service is a national service funded by the Ministry of Health with offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. We are a multidisciplinary team of senior nurses, genetic counsellors, gastroenterologists and colorectal surgeons that specialises in the assessment and management of familial gastrointestinal cancer syndromes.
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..
A Ministry of Health funded, multidisciplinary service specialising in familial gastrointestinal cancer. We are a national service with offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Each office has a freephone contact number. The team consists of family history assessors, gastroenterologists, colorectal surgeons, oncologists,and geneticists.
WELLINGTON OFFICE. Wellington Hospital. Private Bag 7902. Wellington South 6242. Freephone: 0800 262 780. Phone: 04 9186893. Fax: 04 385 5441. Email: NZFGCR@ccdhb.org. nz, As a patient under assessment with the NZ Familial GI Cancer Service, your Family History Assessor may ask you (or your relatives) to complete a Consent to Release Information form. These consents allow us to confirm any reported cancers and/or relevant medical history in order to clarify your risk, give appropriate surveillance recommendations and offer advice as to whether any other investigations are.
Gastrointestinal cancers are those that occur in the digestive system – that is the oesophagus, stomach, small bowel, pancreas and the large bowel – also called the colon and sometimes colorectum. The most common of these is bowel cancer. Familial Gastrointestinal Cancer is the cancer that runs in families.
1 New Zealand Familial GI Cancer Service, Auckland Office, Building 30 Auckland City Hospital, PO Box 92024, Auckland 1142, New Zealand . NZFGCS@adhb.govt. nz . PMID: 24929698 No abstract available. Publication types Letter MeSH terms Chemoprevention Disease Management* …
The New Zealand Family Cancer Service is a team of health professionals who provide genetic and medical care, supporting New Zealanders and their families who may be concerned about their personal or family history of cancer . Our vision is that all New Zealanders can access trained, trusted and skilled professionals, from the comfort of their …
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New Zealand and overseas evidence to inform best practice in providing colonoscopic surveillance for people who are at increased risk of developing colorectal cancer . Improving early detection and diagnosis of cancer , and improving access to timely and appropriate treatment are identified as goals of the New Zealand Cancer Control
