History & Mission
    In 1995, the Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Colorectal Cancer (CGA-ICC) was established to improve understanding of the basic science of inherited colorectal cancer and the clinical management of affected families. The CGA focuses on families with rare forms of inherited colorectal cancer: familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP); Peutz-Jeghers syndrome; juvenile polyposis; other hamartomatous polyposes; and hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC).

 The mission of the CGA is to offer: 

• Education regarding the clinical management and molecular genetics of inherited colorectal cancer to physicians, allied health-care professionals, patients and their families.
• Access to clinical and chemoprevention trials.
• Resources for developing new genetic registers.
• A forum for collaborative research.

Genetic registers affliliated with CGA can help to:

• Identify individuals and families with an inherited cancer susceptibility or predisposition.
• Provide clinical care and expert recommendations.
• Coordinate genetic counseling and testing.
• Locate resources and provide support to patients and their families

Membership Information:
Instructions for renewing memberships and joining the CGA

    CGA members compromise a wide range of health and medical professionals involved in hereditary colorectal cancer, including: basic scientists, clinicians, geneticists, and registry coordinators. The CGA holds an annual meeting in the fall.  

CGA accepts individual annual memberships on two levels:

• Staff level: all physicians or terminal degree holders (eg. MD, PhD), $100/year.
• Non-staff level: non-terminal degree holders (eg. registry coordinators, genetic counselors, nurses, other health care professionals) , $50/year

Become a member.  Annual membership for current year is payable beginning January 1 and is good to December 31 of same year.   If you wish to become a member of CGA, proceed to register as a website user and pay dues online by credit card or by check to James Church MD, Digestive Disease Institute, Colorectal Surgery A30, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland OH 44195.  

To Renew Your Membership:
   If you previously registered on the website, you entered a username and password to login. You do NOT have to register again. Follow the steps below to check on the status of you membership, pay dues online and/or update your contact information.

1. On the green toolbar, choose Login and enter your username and password, then click Login. If you do not know your password, enter your username (first initial followed by your full last name eg. jchurch) and click Password Reminder*. 
2. Your password will be sent to the email address listed on your profile. 
3. After retrieving your password, return to Login.  Enter username and password.  Update contact information by clicking on Manage Profile.
4. To pay membership by credit card, you must be logged in.  Hover your cursor over Home at far left on green toolbar. Drop down menu opens.  Slide cursor down menu list stopping at Membership Registration, slide cursor to the right and click on membership category- Coordinator, GC, Nurse (Nonstaff) or MD, PhD (Staff) membership. A new screen opens to enter your credit card information. 
5. A receipt will be sent to your email address.

 To Become a New CGA Member 

1. On the green toolbar, Select Register and complete the registration form. 

2. To submit your personal contact information, click Register at the lower left of the screen.

3. To pay your dues by credit card, follow step 4 above in the "To Renew Your Membership" section.

   *Note: CGA staff cannot inform you of your password, so please make a note of it. For technical assistance with renewals or registration, Contact Us.