Kenneth D. Burman, M.D., To Speak about Thyroid Cancer Treatment and Research on Saturday, November 15

FREE

Kenneth D. Burman, M.D., Director of Endocrinology at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC, will speak and answer questions about thyroid cancer treatment and research on Saturday, November 15, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon at the Washington, DC, thyroid cancer support group meeting, at Holy Cross Hospital, 1500 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring, Maryland, in the physicians' dining room on the second floor in the cafeteria. The hospital is located near Georgia Avenue, the Beltway I-495, and the Forest Glen Metro Station.

This free presentation and question-and-answer session is open to people at all stages of testing, treatment, and follow-up for thyroid cancer, as well as their families and friends.

Dr. Burman is a medical advisor for ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc.

For more information, contact Gary Bloom, the thyroid cancer support group facilitator, by e-mail atWashington_DC@thyca.org.

Free services and resources for thyroid cancer survivors are provided by ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc. ThyCa is a nonprofit, volunteer organization providing person-to-person and e-mail support groups, a free low-iodine cookbook, a free newsletter, and other educational services and resources to thyroid cancer survivors and their families at no charge. For more information, visit the web site, call toll-free 1-877-588-7904, write PO Box 1545, New York, NY 10159-1545, or e-mail.