GSN for clinicians

Eligibility Criteria

Patients with hyperplastic polyposis syndrome at any age.

Patients with multiple serrated polyps:

those with 5 or more serrated (hyperplastic) polyps under 50 years of age
those with 10 or more serrated (hyperplastic) polyps aged 50-59 years
those with 15 or more serrated (hyperplastic) polyps aged 60-69 years

Patients with 2 or more atypical serrated polyps:

Over 1 cm in diameter up to age 69 OR
With advanced histology such as sessile serrated adenomas, serrated adenomas and mixed polyps to age 69

Any serrated (hyperplastic) polyps which are large (>10mm) or atypical (sessile serrated adenoma, serrated adenoma, mixed polyp) in a person with a family history of colorectal cancer or serrated polyps

Procedure for enrolling patients

Offer an Information Kit ( 163kB) if agreeable. These can be downloaded from the website or obtained as a kit with a return envelope by contacting Belinda.Nagler@qimr.edu.au
Notify Familial Cancer Laboratory of patient’s details by emailing Belinda.Nagler@qimr.edu.au
Patient will be contacted by Familial Cancer Laboratory in one to two months to determine whether they wish to participate (if we have not heard back from them)
Patient can return completed consent form and questionnaire to Familial Cancer Laboratory by post.

Arrangements will then be made to take a blood sample at no cost to the patient.