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Medical Advisory Council
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| Purpose of the website |
Disclaimer:
The information contained on this web site is intended for educational purposes only. It is not intended, nor should it be interpreted, as medical advice or directions of any kind. Any person viewing this information is strongly advised to consult their own medical doctor(s) for all matters involving their health and medical care.
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| Mission |
Our mission is simple:
To Educate, so we and our families better understand our disease.
To Participate, so others learn from our experience.
To Communicate, so we and our health care professionals better understand each others' needs.
To Support Research, for a future free of thyroid cancer.
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This site maintains current information about thyroid cancer and support services available to people at any stage of testing, treatment, or lifelong monitoring for thyroid cancer, as well as their caregivers.
This site also serves as a resource for anyone interested in thyroid cancer survivors' issues.
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Your Privacy
ThyCa does not release or sell our mailing list or information about anyone on our list, whether they make a donation, sign up through our Guestbook, or attend an event. Your information remains private. Thank you for your support of all of us.
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The following information was obtained from the National Cancer Institute.
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Last updated: July 3, 2010
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CONTACT US
thyca@thyca.org
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| Disclosure of funding sources |
This website has been created and is maintained by thyroid cancer survivors.
ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc. is a national non-profit 501(c)(3) organization (tax ID #52-2169434) of thyroid cancer survivors, family members, and health care professionals.
SPONSORSHIP SUPPORTERS IN 2009
WITH APPRECIATION FOR YOUR GENEROUS DONATIONS
Financial Sponsors
AstraZeneca
Genzyme Corporation
ThyCa's Members and Individual Donors
Bayer/Onyx Pharmaceutical
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Exelixis, Inc.
KRONUS
OXiGENE
Sigma-Aldrich
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