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The Cancer Genetics team at the Southwest Thames Centre for Genomics serves a population of approximately three and a half million people across South West London, Surrey and West Sussex. The aim of the service is to identify people at increased risk of developing cancer because of underlying genetic factors. If we find that a person has an increased chance of getting cancer due to genetic factors we can any screening options to pick up cancers early at a treatable stage and other treatments to reduce the risk of cancer.

We see people who already have a cancer diagnosis to try to identify if the cancer may have been due to an underlying genetic cause. Identifying a genetic cause for a cancer may give an explanation for a cancer diagnosis and guide cancer treatment. It may also allow us to advise people with cancer, and their relatives, on their future cancer risk and offer a personalised plan to reduce this risk.

We also assess people who are concerned about their cancer risk because of their family history. In many cases we will not need to offer telephone, video or face to face appointments but we will write with our screening recommendations and other advice to reduce the chance of developing cancer.

If you are a healthcare professional who wishes to make a referral to our service or request a genetic test for inherited cancer risk please read our guidelines for healthcare professionals.

If you are a patient who has been referred to us or is thinking of requesting a referral to our service, please read our information for patients .

We can offer telephone and video appointments for patients who would prefer these, or those who do not need a physical examination.

We hold regular face to face clinics at St Georges Hospital in Tooting, London, and also offer face to face appointments in other hospitals across our region:

We also run the following specialised clinics:

See the article here:
Cancer Genetics - Cancer Genetics - St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust