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Thyroid Patient Support Organizations: Collaborating with the ATA
ATA members have long served as advisors, consultants, and speakers for thyroid patient support organizations. As an association, ATA works closely with several highly regarded patient organizations. The Patient Education and Advocacy Committee and the ATA Alliance for Thyroid Patient Education are dedicated to providing thyroid and thyroid cancer information to the public.
GRAVES’ DISEASE FOUNDATION
www.ngdf.org
Phone (toll-free): 1-877-NGDF-123 or 643-3123
LIGHT OF LIFE FOUNDATION
www.checkyourneck.com
Phone: (toll free) 1-877-LOL-NECK (565-6325)
THYCA: THYROID CANCER SURVIVORS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.
www.thyca.org
Phone (toll-free): 877 588-7904
Other Helpful Sites
Thyroid Foundation of
Canada
1669 Jalna Blvd.
Unit 803
London, ON. Canada N6E 3S1
Phone: 519-649-5478
1-800-267-8822 (IN CANADA)
Fax: 519-649-5402
website: www.thyroid.ca
The Thyroid Foundation of Canada/La Fondation canadienne de la Thyroïde was founded in 1980 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Its goals are to promote awareness and education about thyroid disease and raise funds for thyroid disease research. The web site offers patient education materials in both English and French.
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
www.entnet.org
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
www.aace.com
American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
www.endocrinesurgery.org
Clinical Center, National Institutes
of Health
www.cc.nih.gov
Hormone Foundation (promoting understanding
of hormones and disease)
www.hormone.org
Magic Foundation (support and
education to families of children with growth disorders)
www.magicfoundation.org
National Cancer Institute
I-131 Thyroid Dose/Risk Calculator for NTS Fallout
ntsi131.nci.nih.gov
Talking to Your Doctor Website from NIH
www.nih.gov/clearcommunication/talktoyourdoctor.htm
Thyroid-Cancer.net (Johns Hopkins
Thyroid Tumor Center)
www.thyroid-cancer.net
