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ThyCa St. Louis, MO Support Group

Meets: ThyCa St. Louis meets the third Saturday of every month from 10:00 to 11:30 AM.

Instead of our April 21st meeting, we will be hosting our a Spring Workshop for thryoid cancer survivors. See Special Events below.

2018
Jan 20 Feb 17 Mar 10
Apr 21 May 19 Jun 16
Jul 21 Aug 18 Sep 15
Oct 20 Nov 17 Dec 15


Location: First Floor Conference Room
David C. Pratt Cancer Center
(on Mercy Hospital grounds)
607 S. New Ballas Rd.
St. Louis, MO  63141
Directions: Map to Mercy Cancer Center (provided by Google® Maps).

Once you get the to hospital, follow the signs to the The David Pratt Cancer Center located just North of the hospital on the hospital grounds. On the opposite side of the street from the Surgery Center. Parking garage next to the center.
Contacts: Theresa Wickerham 314-974-5804
Anita Schwartz  314-458-5789
Molly Hilsabeck, MSW, LMSW - Oncology Soc. Worker at Mercy
e-mail: StLouis-MO@thyca.org
Other Notes: Note: Walk-ins are welcome. However, Mercy Hospital requests that you pre-register for the meeting each month. 
  1. Go to www.mercy.net/cancerclassesstl.
  2. Click REGISTER next to the Thyroid Cancer Support Group.
Special Events: April 21: Free Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Workshop. Physician speakers, plus roundtables and more. Free. From 8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. At David Pratt Cancer Center—Mercy St. Louis, 607 South New Ballas Road, St. Louis, MO. Come meet and learn from physician specialists. Receive answers to your questions. Learn and share with others coping with thyroid cancer, at all phases of testing, treatment and follow-up. We also welcome caregivers, friends, and everyone interested. Please view the flyer for more details. Click here to view the program.

On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, October 6-8, 2017, you are cordially invited to the 20th International Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Conference, in Linthicum Heights (Baltimore), Maryland, USA.  This event is sponsored by ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc.

Dozens of leading thyroid cancer specialists from around the country will speak and answer questions about thyroid cancer care and research.  The weekend also features speakers and roundtables on skills for coping with thyroid cancer.  This educational and supportive conference is for people at all phases of testing, treatment, and follow-up for thyroid cancer, as well as caregivers, friends, health care professionals, and anyone interested in thyroid cancer. Scholarships to cover the registration fee are available on request.  Walk-in attendees are welcome.

Visit http://www.thyca.org/support/conferences/ for further details and advanced registration information.
Other nearby ThyCa support groups:
  • Columbia, MO (ThyCa Central Missouri -- phone/e-mail support)

Return to the Local Support Groups home page.

Nothing discussed at a support group should be considered as a replacement for a doctor's care. We do not give medical advice. We do share support and our own experiences. We are each ultimately responsible for our own care.

Send updates to the webmasters and support group coordinator.
If the above link does not work for you, please send updates to sgweb@thyca.org. Include the name of your group.

This page was updated on Mar 22, 2018.