Our support groups are free and open to any and all survivors and their families and friends. In these groups, people share thyroid cancer information, their experiences with their thyroid cancer, and insights on how they are coping with thyroid cancer, and support.
- Local Support Groups
This page lists all the groups, and has links to each group’s web page with contact and meeting details. Groups meet in communities around the United States, and in other countries, plus support by telephone and e-mail. - ThyCa-Inspire Online Support Community
12 discussion groups, plus personal profile pages and journals
- E-Mail Support Groups
12 e-mail groups for different thyroid cancer types and situations
- The Person-to-Person Network
One-to-one support, matched by diagnosis
Due to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, we are exercising
an abundance of caution for the well-being of our support group members.
As such, we are canceling all scheduled support group meetings for the
foreseeable future. Having said this, some support groups are holding a
a virtual meeting in place of their canceled meeting.
Groups holding virtual meetings are listed below with a picture of a telephone
(
).
Check those groups' web pages for details. You're welcome to participate
in any virtual group meeting, even if you don't live near where that
group meets.
Please take care of yourself. We suggest that you
follow the precautions recommended by your local health agencies and the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
https://www.cdc.gov/
ThyCa support groups are free and open to any and all survivors and their families, students, etc. You may contact the facilitator identified on each page by e-mail or telephone, or you can simply show up on the identified day! Friends and family are always welcome.
If you are interested in starting a support group in your area, please contact the ThyCa Support Group Coordinator at support-coord@thyca.org. Or you can do either of the following:
- Download a Facilitator Application in Word format, complete it,
and E-mail it to support-coord@thyca.org.
- Print a PDF version and fill it out by hand. Contact support-coord@thyca.org for a postal address for mailing the form.
View our interactive Google® maps showing all ThyCa support groups:
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Please note: Our web site and free support services are for education and support. They are not for commercial use. You are welcome to contact ThyCa to learn more about thyroid cancer and to participate in our support groups and events. Please do not use ThyCa's e-mail address links to send solicitations or marketing messages for businesses or fundraisers.
ThyCa Support Groups - State Contacts List
Note: Some groups do not hold regular meetings, but provide phone and/or e-mail support. Their web pages also list other nearby groups, if any.
|
State/Nation
|
City or Region
|
|---|---|
| Alabama | Columbus, GA -- phone/e-mail support Mobile -- phone/e-mail support Opelika -- phone/e-mail support |
| Arizona | Chandler (ThyCa East Valley -- phone/e-mail support) Phoenix -- phone/e-mail support Tucson (ThyCa Southern Arizona) |
| Arkansas | Benton -- phone/e-mail support |
| The Bahamas | Freeport |
| California | Benicia (ThyCa Solano County -- phone/e-mail support) Foster City (ThyCa Silicon Valley) Fresno -- phone/e-mail support Los Angeles (ThyCa N. LA County -- phone/e-mail support) Modesto (ThyCa Central Valley -- phone/e-mail support) Mountain View (ThyCa South Silicon Valley) Newport Beach (ThyCa Orange County) Redondo Beach (ThyCa South Bay) Sacramento (ThyCa Sacramento Valley)San Bernardino -- phone/e-mail support San Diego -- phone/e-mail support San Luis Obispo (ThyCa Central Coast -- phone/e-mail support) Santa Cruz |
| Canada | Brockville, Ontario (ThyCa Ontario) |
| Colorado | Colorado Springs Denver Glenwood Springs (ThyCa Western Slopes -- phone/e-mail support) |
| Connecticut | New Haven Stratford (ThyCa Southern Connecticut -- phone/e-mail support) Waterbury |
| Costa Rica | San Jose -- phone/e-mail support |
| Delaware | Dover -- phone/e-mail support Newark -- phone/e-mail support |
| Dist. of Columbia | Washington (ThyCa Silver Spring, MD) |
| Florida | Cocoa (ThyCa Space Coast Central -- phone/e-mail support) Fort Myers (ThyCa Suncoast) Hollywood (ThyCa S. Broward County -- phone/e-mail support) Melbourne (ThyCa Space Coast South -- phone/e-mail support) Miami (Spanish and English -- phone/e-mail support) North Miami Beach (ThyCa North Miami Dade -- phone/e-mail support) Orlando -- phone/e-mail support Sarasota-Manatee TampaTitusville (ThyCa Space Coast North -- phone/e-mail support) South Florida (ThyCa Tri-counties) |
| Georgia | Atlanta Columbus -- phone/e-mail support Opelika, AL -- phone/e-mail support |
| Greece | Athens -- phone/e-mail support Patras -- phone/e-mail support |
| Hawaii | Wailuku (ThyCa Maui -- e-mail support only) |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa (ThyCa AHCAT Honduras) |
| Idaho | Boise Hayden (Northern Idaho & Spokane-- phone/e-mail support) |
| Illinois | Belleville (ThyCa Southern Illinois -- phone/e-mail support) Chicago |
| Indiana | Evansville -- phone/e-mail support Lawrenceburg (ThyCa Eastern Indiana -- phone/e-mail support) South Bend -- phone/e-mail support |
| Iowa | Cedar Rapids Corridor -- phone/e-mail support Des Moines (ThyCa Central Iowa -- phone/e-mail support) Waterloo -- phone/e-mail support |
| Ireland | Dublin (ThyCa Ireland -- phone/e-mail support) |
| Kansas | Coffeyville -- (ThyCa Southeast Kansas -- phone/e-mail support) Kansas City, MO (ThyCa KANMO) North Kansas City, MO |
| Kentucky | Latonia (ThyCa Northern Kentucky -- phone/e-mail support) Lexington -- phone/e-mail support Louisville -- e-mail support Pikeville -- phone/e-mail support |
| Kenya | Nairobi |
| Maine | Falmouth -- phone/e-mail support Scarborough -- phone/e-mail/Skype support |
| Maryland | Baltimore Silver Spring (Washington, DC) |
| Massachusetts | Boston Brockton -- phone/e-mail/text message support New Bedford (ThyCa Southeast Massachusetts) |
| Michigan | Ann Arbor (ThyCa SE Michigan -- phone/e-mail support) Charlevoix -- phone/e-mail support Troy |
| Minnesota | St. Paul (ThyCa Twin Cities) |
| Mississippi | Tupelo |
| Missouri | Kansas City (ThyCa KANMO) North Kansas City St. Louis |
| Nebraska | Lincoln |
| Nevada | Reno -- phone/e-mail support |
| New Hampshire | Nashua |
| New Jersey | Neptune (ThyCa Jersey Shore University Medical Center) Trenton (ThyCa Central Jersey -- phone/e-mail support) Vineland (ThyCa Southern Jersey) Wood-Ridge (ThyCa Bergen County) |
| New York | Bronx -- e-mail support only Buffalo (ThyCa Western New York) Latham (ThyCa Hudson-Mohawk) Liverpool (ThyCa Syracuse) Manhasset (ThyCa Long Island)Manhattan Rochester -- phone/e-mail support Troy (ThyCa Otsego County -- phone/e-mail support) |
| North Carolina | Concord -- phone/e-mail support Greensboro (ThyCa Piedmont -- e-mail support) RaleighWilmington -- phone/e-mail support |
| Ohio | Canton -- phone/e-mail support Cincinnati -- phone/e-mail support Strongsville (ThyCa Cleveland)Columbus Toledo |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City Tulsa -- phone/e-mail support |
| Oregon | Bend Portland -- phone/e-mail support |
| Pennsylvania | Bethlehem (ThyCa Greater Lehigh Valley) Harrisburg (ThyCa Central Pennsylvania -- phone/e-mail support) Hershey Newtown -- phone/e-mail support NW Philadelphia (ThyCa NW Philly)Pittsburgh Southampton (ThyCa Bucks County) |
| Philippines | Cebu City |
| South Carolina | Myrtle Beach -- phone/e-mail support |
| Tennessee | Memphis -- e-mail support only Nashville -- phone/e-mail support |
| Texas | Brownsville (ThyCa Cameron County) Dallas Houston -- e-mail support only |
| United Kingdom | Brentwood (ThyCa Essex -- phone/e-mail support) |
| Utah | Salt Lake City -- phone/e-mail support |
| Vermont | Northern Vermont -- phone/e-mail support |
| Virginia | Arlington (ThyCa Northern Virginia -- phone/e-mail support) Norfolk Richmond -- phone/e-mail support Roanoke -- phone/e-mail support |
| Washington | Hayden, ID (Northern Idaho & Spokane -- phone/e-mail support) Seattle Vancouver |
| Wisconsin | Fox Cities -- phone/e-mail support La Crosse -- phone/e-mail/text message support MadisonManitowoc Milwaukee -- phone/e-mail support |
| US State index: | A B C D F G H I K M N O P S T U V W |
| International Index: | The Bahamas Canada Costa Rica Greece Honduras Ireland Kenya The Philippines United Kingdom |
This page was updated on June 23, 2020.