Hereditary Cancer & Tumor Predisposition Clinic
At the Emory Hereditary Cancer & Tumor Predisposition Clinic, patients are seen by a geneticist and a genetic counselor for evaluation, counseling, and genetic testing for complex personal and family histories of rare cancers/tumors.
We provide ongoing medical management for patients who have been diagnosed with rare hereditary cancer or tumor syndromes, including:
· Li-Fraumeni syndrome (TP53 gene)
· Hereditary paraganglioma-pheochromocytoma syndrome (SDHA, SDHAF2, SDHB, SDHC, SDHD, TMEM127, MAX genes)
· Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN1, RET, CDKN1B genes)
· Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome (VHL gene)
· Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome (FLCN gene)
· Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer syndrome (FH gene)
· Gorlin syndrome/nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (SUFU, PTCH1 genes)
· Familial adenomatous polyposis syndrome (APC gene)
This clinical care may include office visits every 1-3 years, screenings (such as imaging studies, comprehensive physical examinations, and/or blood work), coordination of care with your other providers, resources for additional psychological support, and referrals to additional appropriate specialists.
Grady Cancer Risk Program
In partnership with the Emory Department of Human Genetics and the Emory Winship Cancer Institute, Grady Hospital has developed a Genetic Risk Assessment Program within the Georgia Cancer Center for Excellence. This program provides comprehensive genetic counseling and testing services at Grady for individuals diagnosed with or at risk of hereditary cancer. Although this partnership has provided genetics services to patients at risk of breast cancer for many years, a comprehensive risk assessment program for all cancer types was established in 2021.
The focus of this program is to increase access to preventive genetics services and foster community outreach. The genetic counseling staff and Grady administration have successfully obtained annual grant funding from the Georgia Alliance for Breast Cancer to reduce genetic testing costs for a portion of patients seeking these services who are uninsured or underinsured. In addition, Grady and Emory genetic counselors and Emory genetic counseling graduate students have established annual educational opportunities in partnership with Morehouse School of Medicine to expose local high school and college students to the career of genetic counseling.
For more information about Grady’s Genetic Risk Assessment Program, visit Grady Health or call (404) 489-9000 to schedule an appointment.