San Diego, CA
Six Stanford physicians will speak on Saturday, June 23, 2012, at the Northern California/Bay Area Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Workshop. The workshop will take place from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Stanford University Cancer Center, 8785 Blake Wilbur, Stanford, Califoenia, in the 2nd floor Conference Room. This free event is sponsored by the nonprofit ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc. (www.thyca.org) and is open to everyone interested in thyroid cancer.
The workshop is a free day of education and support for people at all phases of thyroid cancer testing, treatment, and follow-up. aregivers, friends, and everyone interested are welcomed to come and learn from physician speakers, and to learn and share with other thyroid cancer survivors and families.
Speakers include:
- Haruko Akatsu, M.D., M.S., Endocrinologist, Stanford University
- Dimitrios Colvas, M. D., Oncologist, Stanford University
- Colevas Ava Kamaya, M.D., Radiologist-Ultrasound, Stanford University
- Aya Erik Mittra M.D., Radiologist-Nuclear Medicine, Stanford University
- Jeffrey Norton, M.D., Endocrine Surgeon, Stanford University
- John B. Sunwoo, M.D., F.A.C.S., Head and Neck Surgeon, Stanford University
Program topics include Thyroid Cancer Management, Thyroid Surgery, Nuclear Medicine, 1-131 RAI Treatment and Scanning Techniques,.Ultrasound in Thyroid Cancer Surveillance, Neck Recurrence and Neck Dissection, and Chemotherapy for Thyroid Cancer.
Attendees may come for part or all of the day. Register either online on the form at www.thyca.org or else onsite on the day of the workshop. Online registration is encouraged. Visit ThyCa’s web site www.thyca.org for updates and further details about the workshop. For more information, e-mail SiliconValley@thyca.org or thyca@thyca.org or call 1-877-588-7904.
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 1545, New York, NY 10159-1545; call toll-free: 1-877-588-7904; or visit our website.
The 14th International Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Conference was the biggest yet, with more than 500 participants coming from around the United States, 4 Canadian provinces, Mexico, Portugal, and United Kingdom.
Held in Los Angeles, California, in October 2011, the conference was sponsored by the nonprofit ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc. (www.thyca.org).
The 100-plus sessions during the 3-day conference featured more than 60 speakers, including numerous physicians and other medical professionals involved in thyroid cancer care and research, as well as mental health professionals; attorneys focusing on insurance, employment, and other issues; specialists in complementary approaches; and survivors and caregivers affected by each type of thyroid cancer.
During the rest of 2011 and throughout 2012, ThyCa will sponsor numerous events. These include over 90 local support groups with meetings around the United States and in Canada, Costa Rica, and Philippines, plus free webinars, free seminars with physician speakers, free one-day regional workshops, Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month worldwide for September with year-round awareness campaigns, and the 15th International Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Conference on October 19-21, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois.
ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc. (www.thyca.org) an international nonprofit organization founded in 1995 and advised by thyroid cancer specialists, educates and supports patients and families worldwide through its award-winning web site, free in-person and online support groups for all types of thyroid cancer, one-to-one support, free patients’ booklets and packets, free newsletters, free downloadable Low-Iodine Cookbook, webinars, seminars, workshops, and conferences. ThyCa sponsors Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month each September, plus year-round awareness campaigns, as well as thyroid cancer research fundraising and research grants awarded every year starting in 2003. Information and free materials are available by e-mailing thyca@thyca.org, calling 877-588-7904, faxing 630-604-6078, writing to ThyCa, PO Box 1102, Olney, MD 20830, or visiting www.thyca.org