New Thyroid Cancer PSA Raises Awareness of Neck Checks, Support Services, Education, and Research
All are invited to support services and research for thyroid cancer—the fastest increasing cancer diagnosis in the U.S. in recent decades
February 4, 2016 – NEW YORK –Today, on World Cancer Day, non-profit ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc. (ThyCa) is launching a public service announcement and awareness campaign: encourage your loved ones to get a neck check. The campaign, produced by online media personality Tara Johnson, host of Words, Wine and Women (WWW), features all of the hosts of WWW and encourages everyone to get a neck check at their next doctor appointment.
The new PSA is available here and by visiting ThyCa’s YouTube channel. For more information about thyroid cancer, please visit the ThyCa website.
“ThyCa is dedicated to providing free educational materials and resources to anyone affected or impacted by thyroid cancer worldwide. We also fund thyroid cancer research to support the efforts to find cures for this fast-increasing disease. Greater awareness about thyroid cancer can help people live healthier and longer lives,” said Gary Bloom, ThyCa Executive Director and thyroid cancer survivor.
Everyone taking part in the campaign is encouraged to post on social media after getting a neck check with the hashtag #ThyCaNeckCheck, and encourage others to participate. ThyCa can be found on Facebook, Instagram @ThyCaInc, or Twitter @ThyCaInc.
About ThyCa
ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc., begun in 1995, is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization of thyroid cancer survivors, family members, and health care professionals dedicated to support, education, and communication, as well as thyroid cancer research fundraising and research grants. ThyCa sponsors Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month plus year-round awareness activities. For more information, visit www.thyca.org, or follow us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
About Words, Wine and Women
Words, Wine and Women™ is an exciting series about women empowerment that offers a unique look into the world of today’s woman. When you put five dynamic females together, you’re sure to get some pretty unforgettable conversations. We talk about controversial and sensitive subjects, and the things that matter most to the modern woman. For more information, visit www.wordswinewomen.com, or follow Words, Wine and Women on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Our dream is for cures for all thyroid cancer and a future free of thyroid cancer. We fund research grants to support progress toward this dream. Researchers worldwide are eligible for ThyCa grants.
ThyCa has proudly awarded 54 grants worth more than $1.5 million in grant funding since 2003, thanks to so many generous contributions. In 2016 we will award 7 grants — three new grants and four continuation grants.
Proposals for ThyCa’s 2016 Research Grants must be submitted to the American Thyroid Association (ATA) by February 1, 2016.
An independent expert panel of the ATA will review the proposals and select the winning research projects.
Read about ThyCa’s annual Rally for Research and Research Grants.
Physicians from Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Georgetown Medical Center, and Washington Hospital Center headline the upcoming 14th Annual Mid-Atlantic Thyroid Cancer Workshop, sponsored by ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc.
This free educational event will be held on Saturday, May 2 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the True Auditorium at the Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving Street Northwest, Washington, DC.
Patients, caregivers, friends, and everyone interested are invited to come and learn from experts and learn and share with other thyroid cancer survivors and families.
People are welcome to attend for all or part of the day. Walk-in attendees are welcome, or register online in advance. Free parking vouchers will be provided to the first 100 people to arrive at the registration table.
Physician speakers include:
- Nishant Agrawal, M.D., Surgeon, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
- Jacqueline Jonklaas, M.D., Endocrinologist, MedStar Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC
- Kanchan P. Kulkarni, M.D., Nuclear Medicine Physician, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
- Douglas Van Nostrand, M.D., Nuclear Medicine Physician, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. ThyCa Medical Advisor
Host groups for this free event are the ThyCa Baltimore Support Group, ThyCa Northern Virginia Support Group, ThyCa Rockville Support Group, and ThyCa Washington, DC, Support Group.
Visit our Conferences page for details, including the workshop flyer and free online registration.
For more information, e-mail Washington_DC@thyca.org or thyca@thyca.org or phone 301-493-8810.
ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc. is an international nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization of thyroid cancer survivors, family members, and health care professionals. For more information e-mail to: thyca@thyca.org; write to: PO Box 1102, Olney, MD 20830-1102; call toll-free: 1-877-588-7904; or visit ourwebsite.
Yuri E. Nikiforov, M.D., Ph.D. is Vice-Chair for Molecular Pathology and Director, Division of Molecular and Genomic Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Nikiforov oversees the operations of the Molecular and Genomic Pathology laboratory in the Clinical Lab Building; he oversees and participates in clinical sign out in the Division. He also serves at Co-Director, Multidisciplinary Thyroid Center at UPMC. His clinical expertise is in surgical pathology of the thyroid gland and in molecular testing of thyroid other tumors. His research is focused on thyroid cancer genetics and mechanisms of chromosomal rearrangements and other mutations induced by ionizing radiation in thyroid cells and other cell types. He has received the Van Meter Award from the American Thyroid Association, as well as The Endocrine Society;s International Award for Publishing Excellence in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.