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Tampa’s First Thyroid Cancer Support Group To Begin Meeting (12/04)

On January 8, 2005, Tampa, Florida, will welcome its first Support Group for thyroid cancer survivors and their families. The ThyCa Tampa Support Group will meet at the Tampa Hope Lodge, 12810 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, Florida, located next to Moffitt Cancer Center. The meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will run until noon. Meetings for ThyCa Tampa will be held on the second Saturday of each month thereafter. Cherry Brown will facilitate the group.

The ThyCa Tampa Support Group is part of a national network of thyroid cancer support groups organized by ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc. <www.thyca.org>. ThyCa Tampa is free and open to all thyroid cancer survivors, their families, friends, and caregivers. For more information about ThyCa Tampa, please contact the support group facilitator, Cherry Brown, by phone at 863-687-3821 or e-mail to Tampa-FL@thyca.org.

ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc. is a national all-volunteer nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. ThyCa provides thyroid cancer survivors and their families with free year-round services such as person-to-person and e-mail support groups, a free low-iodine cookbook, free newsletters, and other educational resources. ThyCa also sponsors free regional workshops and an annual international conference. ThyCa is dedicated to providing a supportive and educational community for thyroid cancer survivors, their families, and friends.

For more information about ThyCa’s free services and special events, please visit the ThyCa web site, call toll-free at 1-877-588-7904, write PO Box 1545, New York, NY 10159-1545, or e-mail to thyca@thyca.org.

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