ThyCa:  Thyroid Cancer
Survivors' Association, Inc.
 

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Local Support Groups

ThyCa support groups are free and open to any and all survivors and their families, students, etc. You may contact the facilitator identified on each page by e-mail or telephone, or you can simply show up on the identified day! Friends and family are always welcome.

If you are interested in starting a support group in your area, please contact the ThyCa Support Group Coordinator at support_coord@thyca.org. Or you can do either of the following:

Welcome to our new Tri-Cities, WA support group providing phone and e-mail support.
Welcome to our new Space Coast North support group in Titusville, FL. The first meeting will be Sept 6.
Welcome to our new Space Coast Central support group in Cocoa, FL The first meeting will be Sept 25.

Welcome to our new Fresno, CA support group The first meeting will be Sept 11.

Congratulations to our Madison, WI support group. They will start regular meetings on September 11. Juan C. Jaume, M.D., Endocrinologist, will be a special guest attendee at that meeting.

View our interactive GoogleTM maps showing all ThyCa support groups:

State index: A C D F G I K L M N O P S T V W
Outside United States: Canada  Costa Rica  Philippines

Please note: Our web site and free support services are for education and support. They are not for commercial use. You are welcome to contact ThyCa to learn more about thyroid cancer and to participate in our support groups and events. Please do not use ThyCa's e-mail address links to send solicitations or marketing messages for businesses or fundraisers.

ThyCa Support Groups - State Contacts List

Note: Some groups do not hold regular meetings, but provide phone and/or e-mail support.
Their web pages also list other nearby groups, if any.

State
City or Region
Alabama Phenix City (ThyCa Dixie)
Arizona

Chandler (ThyCa East Valley)

Arkansas Benton
California Benicia (ThyCa Solano County -- phone/e-mail support)
Carmichael (ThyCa Sacramento Valley)
Fresno
Los Angeles
McKinleyville
Newport Beach (ThyCa Orange County)
Pacifica (South of San Francisco)
Redwood City (ThyCa Silicon Valley)
San Diego, CA
San Luis Obispo (ThyCa Central Coast -- phone/e-mail support)
Canada Newfoundland & Labrador
Colorado Denver
Connecticut Stratford (ThyCa Southern Connecticut)
Waterbury
Costa Rica San Jose
Delaware Newark
Dist. of Columbia Washington (ThyCa Silver Spring, MD)
Florida Cocoa (ThyCa Space Coast Central)
Fort Myers (ThyCa Suncoast)
Manasota
Melbourne (ThyCa Space Coast South -- phone/e-mail support)
Miami (Spanish and English)
North Miami Beach (ThyCa North Miami Dade)
Tampa
Titusville (ThyCa Space Coast North)
South Florida (ThyCa Tri-counties)
Georgia Atlanta, GA
Columbus (ThyCa Dixie -- Phenix City, AL)
Idaho Idaho Falls -- phone/e-mail support
Illinois Chicago
Indiana Indianapolis
Lawrenceburg (ThyCa Eastern Indiana -- phone/e-mail support)
Iowa Waterloo -- phone/e-mail support
Kansas Overland Park
Wichita -- phone/e-mail support
Kansas City, MO
Kentucky Latonia (ThyCa Northern Kentucky -- phone/e-mail support)
Lexington -- phone/e-mail support
Louisville
Louisiana New Orleans -- phone/e-mail support
Maryland Baltimore
Rockville
Silver Spring (Washington, DC)
Massachusetts Boston
Brockton
Marlborough -- phone/e-mail support
Michigan Ann Arbor (ThyCa SE Michigan -- phone/e-mail support)
Grand Rapids (ThyCa SW Michigan)
Troy
Missouri Osage Beach (ThyCa Central Missouri)
Kansas City
St. Louis
Nebraska Lincoln
Nevada Las Vegas (ThyCa Southern Nevada)
Reno
New Hampshire Nashua
New Jersey Denville (ThyCa Northern NJ)
Trenton (ThyCa Central Jersey)
Vineland (ThyCa Southern Jersey)
New Mexico Santa Fe -- phone/e-mail support
New York Albany -- phone/e-mail support
Bronx -- e-mail support
Buffalo
Manhasset (ThyCa Long Island)
Manhattan
Rochester -- phone/e-mail support
Troy (ThyCa Capitol Region)
North Carolina Charlotte, NC
Greensboro (Piedmont)
Raleigh
Ohio

Canton -- phone support
Cincinnati
-- phone/e-mail support
Cleveland
Columbus
Dayton

Oklahoma Oklahoma City -- phone/e-mail support
Oregon Plymouth (ThyCa Tri-cities -- Phone/e-mail support
Portland
Pennsylvania Bethlehem (ThyCa Greater Lehigh Valley)
Harrisburg
NW Philadelphia (ThyCa NW Philly)
Philadelphia (ThyCa Philly)
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh-UPMC
Philippines Cebu City
South Carolina Spartanburg -- phone/e-mail support
Tennessee Memphis (ThyCa MidSouth -- phone/e-mail support)
Nashville
Texas Austin -- phone/e-mail support
Dallas
Vermont Northern VT -- phone/e-mail support
Virginia Arlington (ThyCa Northern Virginia)
Roanoke
Washington

Seattle
Tri-Cities

Wisconsin Fox Cities
Madison
Manitowoc

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This page was updated on August 26, 2010.

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