The Hereditary Cancer Clinic (HCC) provides cancer genetic counseling, hereditary cancer risk assessment, genetic testing
and results interpretation, hereditary cancer surveillance planning and management
and coordination of subspecialist referrals. Family testing is encouraged.
We are committed to seeing each patient as soon as possible. A patient, family member,
or referring physician can request an appointment. Urgent referrals are welcome.
Patients:
To make an appointment or place a referral to the Hereditary Cancer Clinic.
Call: 706-721-6744
For your first appointment, please bring:
- Picture ID and insurance information.
- Send us a copy of any original genetic test reports for you or your family members.
If you have difficulty getting the original report, we can help you.
- Complete a Family History Form and bring it to your appointment.
Referring Physicians:
Call: 706-721-6458 - Time sensitive referrals are welcome.
Ask to speak with John W. Henson, MD, or Charlaine Conger, NP.
Physician referrals: Referral Form/Fax
Hereditary Cancer Syndromes We Manage in the HCC
- APC-associated polyposis
- Birt Hogg Dubé syndrome
- Cowden syndrome/PHTS
- Gorlin syndrome
- Hereditary breast and ovarian cancers
- Hereditary leiomyoma and renal cell carcinoma
- Hereditary pheochromocytoma /paraganglioma
- Polyposis of the colon
- Li-Fraumeni syndrome
- Lynch syndrome
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2
- MUTYH associated polyposis (MAP)
- Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
- Retinoblastoma
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Paraganglioma/Pheochromocytoma Clinic
The Paraganglioma/Pheochromocytoma Clinic (PGG-PCC) brings together a multidisciplinary team of specialists to help patients who have
been diagnosed with tumors of the autonomic nervous system or who are concerned about
the possibility of this diagnosis based on imaging, laboratory findings, genetic test
results, or family history. Despite the rarity of these tumors and their syndromes,
the Medical College of Georgia has a team with deep experience in their diagnosis,
genetics, surveillance, and treatment.
Tumors of the autonomic nervous system have different names depending on their location
in the body:
- Abdominal paraganglioma
- Carotid body tumor
- Chemodectoma
- Glomus jugulare
- Glomus tympanicum
- Glomus vagale
- Head and Neck Paraganglioma
- Pheochromocytoma
Referral to the PGG-PCC Clinic
Patients may call to make an appointment at any time. Following an initial evaluation
that includes review of the individual and family history and evaluation of imaging
and laboratory tests, a specialist from the PGG-PCC Clinic assembles appropriate subspecialists
into a team for each patient.
Phone: 706-721-6458
Fax: 706-721-0360
Referral Form: Referral Form/Fax
Email: Dr. John W. Henson
Georgia Neurofibromatosis Clinic
Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a hereditary disorder that specifically targets the nervous
system. Georgia Cancer Center and Children's Hospital of Georgia have opened the new Georgia Neurofibromatosis Clinic in Augusta Georgia to provide comprehensive care to patients of all ages. We manage:
- Neurofibromatosis type 1
- Neurofibromatosis type 2
- Tuberous sclerosis complex
Pediatric Cancer Predisposition Clinic
Some childhood cancers have a hereditary predisposition due to an altered gene that
is transmitted from parent to offspring. The Pediatric Cancer Predisposition Clinic at Children's Hospital of Georgia specializes in assessing for this risk through
a combination of a patient’s cancer history, family history, and genetic testing.
Results can influence patient care directly by influencing treatment recommendations
or testing for additional or new cancers for which the patient may be at risk. The
results can benefit the family members if they are also at risk.
Call: 706-721-4929
More information: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at MCG
Location: Children's Hospital of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia
VHL Clinical Care Center
Von Hippel Lindau syndrome (VHL) is a rare hereditary cancer disorder in which tumors
arise in the cerebellum, skull base, spinal cord, and kidneys, as well as other less
common sites in the body. Diagnosis and management of patients with VHL is best conducted
in a dedicated clinical center, such as the one based at the Georgia Cancer Center.
The VHL Clinical Care Center provides genetic, diagnostic and therapeutic expertise,
including access to the new HIF2-alpha inhibitor belzutifan.
For more information:
Call: 706-721-6458
Referral Form/Fax
Find out more about the VHL Alliance.