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We welcome people at all stages of testing, treatment, and follow-up for thyroid cancer, as well as family members and friends.

Every Month:
Local Thyroid Cancer Support Groups. More than 70 groups. Meetings are held in states coast to coast, as well as Costa Rica and Philippines. Each group has its own web page. For meeting information and contacts, visit our web site’s Local Support Groups/

Saturday, April 19, 2008, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Second Annual Texas/Southwest Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Workshop, Dallas, Texas. Free. Physician Speakers, Roundtables, and More. For details visit our Conferences page.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 – 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Chicago/Midwest Thyroid Cancer Public Education Symposium, Chicago, Illinois. Free. Physician Speakers, More. For details visit our Conferences page.

Saturday, May 3, 2008.
Vermont/New England Thyroid Cancer Public Education Symposium, Stowe, Vermont Time, location, and physician speakers to be announced. Will also include an event Friday evening. Symposium being held in connection with the Stowe Weekend of HopeFor details visit our Conferences page.

Saturday, May 10, 2008 — 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Seventh Annual Mid-Atlantic Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Workshop, Falls Church, Virginia (near Washington, DC, and I-495). Free. Physician Speakers, Roundtables, and More. Special hotel room rate arranged. For details visit our Conferences page.

June 12-14, 2008.
Third Annual Hypoparathyroidism Association Patient Conference, sponsored by the nonprofit Hypoparathyroidism Association, Inc. Location: Legacy Hotel (Ramada Inn), Rockville, Maryland. The conference will feature selected speakers from the medical community, pharmaceutical industry, and government to help increase your knowledge about hypoparathyroidism, what is being done to find more effective means of treating it, and how people with hypoparathyroidism can improve their lives and live with Hypoparathyroidism. For more information, go to www.hpth.org.

September 2008:
Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month. Sponsored by ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc. Find out how you can help raise awareness for early detection, and connect others with ThyCa's free support services, resources, and special events. Visit http://www.thyca.org/awareness.htm.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, October 17, 18, and 19, 2008:
St. Louis, Missouri. The 11th International Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Conference. Sponsored by ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc. Conference location: Sheraton Westport Hotel, 191 Westport Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63146. Learn from experts and share experiences with others coping with thyroid cancer. The Conference features more than 80 sessions: The latest research, advances in treatment and follow-up, insurance and employment issues, and coping skills for well-being. The more than 50 speakers will include leading physicians and other specialists. The hotel has arranged special room rates for conference attendees for single, double, triple, or quad rooms. Details and the registration form will be added to the ThyCa web site at http://www.thyca.org/conferences.htm.

Saturday, October 18, 2008 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.:
St. Louis, Missouri. ThyCa's 7th Annual Dinner/Auction to Support Research. Sponsored by ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc. To be held in conjunction with the 11th International Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Conference. At the Sheraton Westport Hotel, 191 Westport Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63146. Details will be added to the ThyCa web site at http://www.thyca.org/conferences.htm.

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