For the Newly Diagnosed

General | Papillary/Follicular | Medullary | Anaplastic | More Resources

Here are some places to start reading on ThyCa’s web site. Our web site has more than 500 pages, plus links to more. If you have questions or need help finding information, e-mail to thyca@thyca.org. One of our correspondence volunteers will be glad to help you.

General

Free Handbook -- Thyroid Cancer Basics: English Spanish Chinese
Questions You May Want to Ask
Glossary of Terms
Thyroid Cancer Resources
Thyroid Cancer: A Guide for Patients -- Reference Book for Patients
    and Caregivers (available in English and Spanish editions)
Free Downloadable Publications
Search ThyCa's website
Find a Thyroid Specialist
Find a Local ThyCa Support Group Near You
The ThyCa Person-to-Person Network, for one-to-one support
ThyCa's E-Mail Support Groups HTML 
ThyCa-Inspire Online Support Community
Free Service: Lotsa Helping Hands. Free online caregiving coordination service
Information in Spanish
In Chinese: Thyroid Cancer Topics
In Japanese: Thyroid Cancer Information

Symptoms and Causes

• About Thyroid Cancer
• More Details about Treatment and Side Effects
• Exposure to I-131 through fallout from above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and early 60s
• Exposure to I-131 from Hanford Nuclear Reservation: Hanford Community Health Project (HCHP)
  

Nodules and Diagnosing Thyroid Cancer

• Fine Needle Aspiration of the Thyroid (English HTML; Espanol PDF)
• More Details about Treatment and Side Effects
• Guidelines from American Thyroid Association (2009). The guidelines cover diagnosis, surgery, staging, radioiodine ablation, post-therapy scans, TSH suppression, thyroglobulin testing, ultrasound, RAI scans, other imaging techniques, metastatic disease, and many other topics. The thyroid cancer specialist physicians who developed the guidelines included many ThyCa medical advisors and conference and workshop speakers.
• Thyroid Nodules and Their Evaluation in Children and Adolescents
• Thyroid Nodules and Cancer

Papillary, Follicular, and variants such as tall cell and Hurthle cell

• Treatment of Patients with Papillary or Follicular Thyroid Cancer
• Prognosis of Patients with Papillary or Follicular Thyroid Cancer
• Thyroid Cancer Facts
• Thyroid Cancer Types
• Surgery
• Staging and Prognosis
     
  Low Iodine Diet
  
• Low Iodine Diet
• One Page Summary: Low Iodine Diet Guidelines
• Free Downloadable Low-Iodine Cookbook
• Low-Iodine Cookbook in Spanish
• Low-Iodine Recipes in French
• Low-Iodine Diet Slides
     
  Radiation
• Radioactive Iodine (RAI)
• Radioiodine Ablation and Treatment for Papillary and Follicular Thyroid Cancer
• External Beam Radiation
• Dental Issues and RAI
• Delayed Salivary Gland Pain and Swelling after RAI

  More About Papillary/Follicular Treatment and Follow-Up

• More Details about Treatment and Side Effects
• Thyroglobulin (Tg) and Tg Antibody (TgAb) Testing for Patients Treated for Thyroid Cancers
• Hypothyroidism Symptoms Following Temporary Withdrawal from Thyroid Hormone
• Thyrogen (brand name for recombinant human thyrotropin - rhTSH).
  Medical journal articles, other articles, sample letter to insurance company, and link to the manufacturer's web site.
• Papillary/Follicular Treatment and Followup in Children and Adolescents
     
  
• How to Take Levothyroxine.
• Know Your Pills (HTML PDF)
• Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Suppression
• Background on Thyroid Hormones T0, T1, T2, T3 T4   
  
• Guidelines from American Thyroid Association
• Videos with Patients' Stories

Medullary Thyroid Cancer

• ThyCa's Medcullary Thhyroid Cancer Website
• Thyroid Cancer Facts (see Medullary Thyroid Cancer)
• Thyroid Cancer Types (see Medullary Thyroid Cancer.
• External Beam Radiation
• On our Links page there are articles about medullary thyroid cancer.
• The Clinical Trials section lists clinical trials available for people with medullary thyroid cancer.
• ThyCa's Medullary Thyroid Cancer E-Mail Support Group
• Medullary Thyroid Cancer Treatment in Children and Adolescents
• Medullary Thyroid Cancer: Management Guidelines of the American Thyroid Association
• Watch Videos of MTC Journey Stories

Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer

• Thyroid Cancer Types (see Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer)
• External Beam Radiation
• On our Links page, there are are articles about anaplastic thyroid cancer
• The Clinical Trials section lists clinical trials available for people with anaplastic thyroid cancer.
• ThyCa's Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer E-Mail Support Group
• ThyCa's Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Website
• Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Physician Guidelines from American Thyroid Association
• Free Handbook: Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer

More Resources

• Support Groups, More Support Services, and Financial Assistance
• Care of the Caregiver by Patricia Scott, R.N., B.S., M.B.A.

Last updated: April 8, 2013