The All Wales Medical Genomics Services has a dedicated team of staff delivering comprehensive cancer genetic services which includes laboratory diagnostic and research services to deliver a growing range of genetic tests to inform and support cancer diagnosis, monitoring and treatment for patients. AWMGS also provides specialist genetic counselling services for people with suspected inherited ‘cancer genes.
The laboratory cancer services team are managed by Consultant Clinical Scientist Rhian White, FRCPath. The team works with oncologists, haematologists, histopathologists and researchers to ensure that the services deliver high quality testing within a timeframe to enable treatment decisions to be made.
Welsh Government (WG) and the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee (WHSSC) agreed in April 2019 to increase funding for cancer services in Wales to facilitate expansion of the genetic tests available for solid tumour and haematological malignancies assisting to continuously improve patient care.
The Cancer Section of the laboratory consists of the following teams:
- Familial Cancer Services
- Solid Tumour Services
- Haematological Cancer Services
Due to the rapidly expanding repertoire of tests being delivered by the Cancer Team, I am very pleased to announce that Holly Lewis has been appointed as a Section Lead, joining Sally Spillane, Helen Roberts and Sheila Palmer-Smith. Between them they will be delivering the following cancer genomic services:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.: CRUK project, Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer, Sarcomas and Tissue Identity Service.
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.: Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia, Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Myeloproliferative Syndromes, Mastocytosis and Hairy Cell Leukaemia.
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.: Glioma, Lymphoma, Gastro-Intestinal Tumours, Melanoma, Thyroid Cancer, Myeloma, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia, Chimerisms and Waldenstroms Macroglobinaemia.
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.: Germline Cancer Conditions, Colorectal Cancer (germline and somatic testing) and Ovarian Cancer.
Familial Cancer Service
The Familial Cancer team work closely with the Clinical Genetics Cancer Services in order to provide a range of germline genetic tests for inheritable genes linked to the development of cancers. The Familial Cancer Service provides a wide repertoire of specialised services for patients with the following cancers:
- Breast cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- Bowel cancer
- Neurofibromatosis type 1
- Tuberous Sclerosis
- Li Fraumeni syndrome.
These tests are for germline changes (changes to the DNA patients were born with) and are therefore carried out on blood samples.