Free Patient Information Packet. We mail the packet to people anywhere in the world, at no charge. The packet includes your choice of one of the free handbooks: Thyroid Cancer Basics, Medullary Thyroid Cancer, or Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, plus more materials. Click here to ask for a packet. |
Contents of this Page
Introduction
Getting Started
Free Support Services
Thyroid Cancer Facts, Symptoms, and Causes
Thyroid Nodules and Diagnosing Thyroid Cancer
Treatment, Follow-up, and Long-Term Care
More Resources
Here are some places to start reading on ThyCa’s web site. Our web site also has links to additional helpful resources. 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.
We invite you also to connect with others who have thyroid cancer, through our many free support services, as well as to learn from experts and meet other patients and caregivers at our seminars, workshops, and the annual Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Conference.
The goal of all these services and resources is to ensure that no one has to feel alone while coping with thyroid cancer.
Thyroid Cancer Basics
English / Spanish / Arabic / Chinese / Hebrew / Italian / Russian / Ukrainian
This handbook covers all types of thyroid cancer and their diagnosis, treatment, and long-term follow-up. Added sections discuss physician selection, patient-physician communications, free support services, and more resources. Numerous physicians, plus patients and caregivers, developed this handbook. It is available free by download or by mail. To receive a copy by mail, sign up through the Free Newsletter & Packet link at the upper right of this page.
Questions You May Want to Ask Your Doctor
Thyroid Cancer Types, Stages, and Treatment Overview
Free Downloadable Publications
Find a Thyroid Specialist
Free Videos With Experts
Reference Book for Patients and Caregivers: Thyroid Cancer: A Guide for Patients
This book is available in English and Spanish editions. It has over 400 pages in 40 chapters with checklists and illustrations. The authors include 29 physicians from the many specialties involved in thyroid cancer care and research, plus additional medical professionals as well as thyroid cancer survivors and caregivers.
Patient Checklist
Thyoid Cancer Patient Journey Map
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- Find a Local ThyCa Support Group Near You
- ThyCa's E-Mail Support Groups
- Groups for each type and situation with thyroid cancer
- ThyCa-Inspire Online Support Community
- The ThyCa Person-to-Person Network
- One-to-one support, matched by diagnosis
Thyroid Cancer Facts, Symptoms, and Causes
- About Thyroid Cancer – English | Spanish
- Thyroid Cancer Facts
- Exposure to I-131 through fallout from above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and early 60s, plus more information
Thyroid Nodules and Diagnosing Thyroid Cancer
- Fine Needle Aspiration of the Thyroid
- Physician Guidelines
Treatment, Follow-up, and Long-Term Care
- Papillary, Follicular, and variants, including tall cell, Hurthle cell, and more
- Medullary Thyroid Cancer
- Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
- Pediatric Thyroid Cancer
- Support Groups, More Support Services, and Financial Assistance
- Care of the Caregiver by Patricia Scott, R.N., B.S., M.B.A.
- Free Service: Lotsa Helping Hands
- Online caregiving coordination service, in collaboration with ThyCa
- Glossary of Terms
Further Information
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.
Free Handbook -- Thyroid Cancer Basics:
English / Spanish / Arabic / Chinese / Hebrew / Italian / Russian / Ukrainian
Questions You May Want to Ask
Glossary of Terms
Thyroid Cancer: A Guide for Patients -- Reference Book for Patients
and Caregivers (available in English and Spanish editions)
Free Downloadable Publications
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
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
- Thyroid Cancer Facts
- Thyroid Cancer Types
- Surgery
- Staging and Prognosis
Low Iodine Diet - Low Iodine Diet
- One Page Summary: Low Iodine Diet Guidelines: English / Hebrew / Japanese / Spanish / Turkish
- Free Downloadable Low-Iodine Cookbook: English / Spanish / French / Portuguese
- 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
- Videos with Patients' Stories
- ThyCa's Medullary Thyroid 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 Email Support Group
- Medullary Thyroid Cancer Treatment in Children and Adolescents
- Medullary Thyroid Cancer: Management Guidelines of the American Thyroid Association
- Free Handbook: Medullary Thyroid Cancer: English / Spanish / Chinese
- ThyCa's Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Website
- 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
- Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Physician Guidelines from American Thyroid Association
- Free Handbook: Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer: English / Spanish / Chinese
- Support Groups, More Support Services, and Financial Assistance
- Care of the Caregiver by Patricia Scott, R.N., B.S., M.B.A.
Last updated: August 18, 2024