April, 2001

On May 19, 2001, thyroid cancer survivors and their families are invited to attend a one-day workshop at the O’Keefe Auditorium at Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston, MA. Sponsored by ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc., and the American Cancer Society, New England Division, the workshop is FREE and open to thyroid cancer survivors and their families.

The presenters in the morning are Gregory Randolph, M.D., FACE, Director of General Otolaryngology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Arturo Rolla , M.D., an endocrinologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and a founding member of ThyCa’s Medical Advisory Council.

The afternoon program includes a Survivors’ Panel and a presentation by the New England Coalition for Cancer Survivorship called How To Support a Cancer Survivor. Throughout the day, portraits by photographer Gretje Ferguson will be on exhibit. This show is part of Ms. Ferguson’s larger exhibit called Confronting Cancer: Images of Strength and Hope, which is currently touring New England.

Workshop details are available on ThyCa’s web site at www.thyca.org, by mail at ThyCa:Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc., P.O. Box 1545, New York, NY 10159-1545 and through the ThyCa Survivors’ Toll-Free Telephone Service (877-588- 7904). Queries may also be sent by e-mail to Boston_MA@thyca.org.