David G. Jagelman Inherited Colorectal Cancer Registries

The David G. Jagelman Inherited Colorectal Cancer Registries is a non-profit academic medical center recognized as a National Referral Center and an international resource for diseases of the colon and rectum. Dedicated to identifying, educating, and serving affected individuals, the organization has an educational division, a research institute, and a hospital and outpatient clinic. The organization offers risk assessments and appropriate screening tests; maintains computerized registries of affected individuals and those who may be at risk (e.g., for familial adenomatous polyposis, hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, and familial colon cancer). It suggests surveillance protocols and reviews surgical options for affected individuals. David G. Jagelman Inherited Colorectal Cancer Registries also provides a variety of educational and support materials including brochures, pamphlets, articles, and a newsletter called “Family Matters.”