Calendar
of Events
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/
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.
Friday-Sunday,
October 17-19, 2008. San Diego, California. National Graves' Disease
Foundation 2008 Patient/Family Conference. For more information call
(877) NGDF-12 or visit www.ngdf.org.
ThyCa Spring
Workshops 2009:
Watch the web site and this Calendar page for dates and details.
Friday, Saturday,
Sunday, October 16, 17, and 18, 2009:
Boston, Massachusetts. The 12th International Thyroid Cancer Survivors'
Conference. Sponsored by ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association,
Inc. (Conference will be held in Danvers, MA, near I-95 north of Boston).
Our web site will add details starting in November 2008, after the
2008 ThyCa Conference.
Saturday, October
17, 2009 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.:
Boston, Massachusetts. ThyCa's 8th Annual Dinner/Auction to Support
Research. Sponsored by ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association,
Inc. Details TBA.
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