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by Mary J. Shomon
An international conference for thyroid cancer survivors and their families will take place in Chevy Chase, Maryland, on September 21-23, 2001, to highlight Thyroid Cancer Awareness Week.
The Fourth Annual Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Conference will be held at the National 4-H Conference Center at 7100 Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase, Maryland, one mile from Washington, D.C. The conference is sponsored by the nonprofit volunteer organization ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc.
In her welcoming letter at the ThyCa site, conference organizer Megan Stendebach has said "The conference is an amazing three-day event dedicated to thyroid patients, their families and caregivers. As a matter of fact, it's the only conference in the world specifically about thyroid cancer!"
The more than 60 speakers will include 26 physicians from Massachusetts General Hospital, Mayo Clinic, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Texas, National Institutes of Health, and many other leading institutions around the country.
Over 50 workshops and roundtables will offer information for people being tested or newly diagnosed, survivors of many years, and family members and caregivers, including:
- Testing, treatment, follow-up, research advances, future trends
- Special presentations on pediatric thyroid cancer
- Self-care for well-being, coping with emotional impacts, insurance and employment issues
- Survivors' and caregivers' perspectives
Topics will include research advances, testing and treatment, physician/patient communications, and coping with thyroid cancer's emotional impacts. Other topics will include insurance issues, fitness and nutrition, self-care for well-being, skills for coping, long-term survivors' perspectives, and caregiver issues.
Click here for a file of the list of confirmed speakers. The ThyCa website has the complete program, the registration form, transportation information, and other details.
You can also download an informational flyer in PDF form by clicking here. 
For more information, e-mail to conference@thyca.org, call toll-free 877-588-7904, write to PO Box 1545, New York, NY 10159-1545, or visit the web site at http://www.thyca.org.
Registration costs are Regular, $45; Annual Members, $40; Lifetime Members, $35; Added Family Members, $25; Before August 15th, $5 off. Scholarships are available. Meal Options are also available at the conference. For registration and meal ticket information, see the website http://www.thyca.org.
Media/Press Contact: Cherry Wunderlich, cwunderlich@thyca.org
Note from Mary Shomon: I'll be speaking on the opening day of the conference, Friday September 21, on "Coping With Hypothyroidism." I look forward to seeing you all there!
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