September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month.... 

Thyroid Cancer Cafe

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26th September 2020
11am - 12:30pm

September is thyroid cancer awareness month. Bring your own coffee and join us in our first virtual 'thyroid cafe' to talk about your experiences with thyroid cancer, moderated by Judith Taylor who is herself a two-time thyroid cancer survivor. Here are a few things we might talk about (but your ideas are more than welcome):
When and how were you diagnosed?
What information and support have you had during your thyroid cancer 'journey'? How could it be improved?
Did you use the 'low iodine diet'? What was your experience?
Did you have RAI? If so, were you given Thyrogen or did you follow the thyroxine 'withdrawal' method? How was your experience?
Do you have any ongoing issues after your surgery?
We might also talk about returning to work and financial/economic issues, sometimes known as 'the right to be forgotten'.

Everything you say will be confidential and the discussion will not be recorded or shared anywhere afterwards.

Book to attend via Eventbrite 

Information about thyroid cancer

For reliable information about thyroid cancer, approved by medics, The British Thyroid Foundation (BTF) publish a helpful leaflet and a comprehensive booklet, which are both available on their website or by post from the BTF:
Cancer Research UK publish a lot of useful information about thyroid cancer too: 

Thyroid Surgery

If you would like to learn about thyroid surgery, we have published an Information Video, with Professor Fausto Palazzx, who was guest speaker at one of our recent London events (pre Covid19). 

24 Questions videos

Lorraine Williams of The Thyroid Trust interviewed thyroid cancer survivor, Joanna Dixon, in the first of a new series, 24 Questions. 

This is the first of a series of discussions, aiming to get to know people with thyroid disease, explore their experiences and air some of the issues that matter to them. 

Let us know if you enjoy watching the interview and if you'd like to see more similar content - thyroid friends chatting and getting to know each other, with some surprises. Watch out in Joanna's interview for a guest appearance by Hope the dog! 

Joanna is our first guest interviewee, because September is thyroid cancer awareness month and she is volunteering with us, to raise awareness of thyroid cancer and fundraise to support our vital work.  Joanna then went on to interview our Chair of Trustees, Judith Taylor and the two got on very well! Watch Judith's interview below. 

​If you would like to get involved, please get in touch! We'd love to hear from you. ​