The NSW & ACT Hereditary Cancer Registers.
BACKGROUND
The NSW & ACT Hereditary Cancer Registers (HCR) offer registration to people from families at risk for hereditary cancer.


OBJECTIVE
This article describes the Hereditary Cancer Registers and provides information to the treating health professional to register patients at risk of hereditary cancer to the HCR.


CONCLUSIONS
The HCR collaborates with treating doctors and familial cancer clinics to play an important role in the management of people at risk of hereditary bowel cancer.
Weir
Libby
L
Hereditary Cancer Registers, The Cancer Council New South Wales. libbyw@nswcc.org.au
Spigelman
Allan
A
Scott
Rodney
R
Kirk
Judy
J
Zeckendorf
Sue
S
Sitas
Freddy
F
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