ThyCa News

Minnesota’s First Support Group for Thyroid Cancer Survivors Begins Meeting

05/2002

Released by: ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc.
Web site: www.thyca.org
Media Contact: Tracey Crary or Janelle Waslaski at TwinCities@thyca.org
E-mail: TwinCities@thyca.org
Address: ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc.
PO Box 1545, New York, NY 10159-1545
Toll-Free Survivors’ Information Number: 877-588-7904
E-mail: gthyca@thyca.org

Minnesota’s first support group for thyroid cancer survivors will hold its first meeting Saturday, June 15, at 10 a.m. in Edina, Minn. The group meets from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. the third Saturday of each month.

Organized by ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc., the ThyCa Twin Cities support group is free and open to all thyroid cancer survivors and their families and friends.

ThyCa Twin Cities meets at Hennepin County Southdale Library, 7001 York Ave. South, Edina, Minn. For more information, contact Tracey Crary or Janelle Waslaski by e-mail at TwinCities@thyca.org.

Support groups for thyroid cancer survivors are organized across the United States 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.

ThyCa’s 5th International Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Conference takes place in Los Angeles, California, October 11-13. Already 26 leading physicians from around the country are confirmed as speakers.

For more information, call ThyCa toll-free 877-588-7904, write PO Box 1545, New York, NY 10159-1545, e-mail to thyca@thyca.org, or visit the web site at www.thyca.org