Patient associations

Patient associations for hereditary cancer syndromes

General

• Czech Republic: http://arcus-oc.org/
• France: http://geneticancer.org
• Portugal: http://www.evitacancro.org
• Spain: http://actitudfrentealcancer.org

 

Neurofibromatosis

• Europe: https://www.nf-patients.eu/. List of member organizations: https://www.nf-patients.eu/about/
• Austria: http://www.nfkinder.at/
• Italy: http://www.neurofibromatosi.it/

 

Lynch and polyposis

• Belgium: https://belgianfapa.be/nl/
• France: https://www.hnpcc-lynch.com/
• Germany: https://www.semi-colon.de/ and http://familienhilfe-polyposis.de/
• Netherlands: http://www.lynch-polyposis.nl/

 

Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer

• Europe: https://www.europadonna.org
• Germany: https://www.brca-netzwerk.de
• Italy: http://www.abrcadabra.it
• Northern Ireland: http://brcani.co.uk
• UK: http://brcaumbrella.ning.com

 

Other rare genturis

PTEN Hamartoma Tumour Syndrome (PHTS)

• Belgium and The Netherlands: https://www.ptenbelgienederland.nl
• Germany: http://shg-cobald.de/
• Italy: http://www.ptenitalia.org/
• UK & Ireland: http://ptenuki.org/
• International: https://ptenfoundation.org/family-council/

Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS)

• The American LFS Association has several EU chapters:
  France: https://www.lfsassociation.org/france/
  Germany: https://www.lfsassociation.org/germany/
  Netherlands: https://www.lfsassociation.org/netherlands/

Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome (BHDS)

• UK: https://www.bhdsyndrome.org/

Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer (HDGC)

• Italy www.viveresenzastomaco.org
• Portugal http://www.europacolon.pt/