Volunteer for TFA and Other Patient Groups

If you live near one of the organizations listed below, we urge you to contact them to see how you can help as a volunteer.

Here in Boston we always need volunteers to help answer our mail and email requests. Other organizations may have similar needs. You can also help with special events by attending or helping with their preparation.

Some patient groups offer an opportunity for you to participate in support groups while others may help you get in touch with a qualified thyroid specialist in your area.

We urge you to view the websites of these organizations for more information.

TFA

The Thyroid Foundation Of America
One Longfellow Place, Suite 1518
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: (800) 832-8321
Email: admin@allthyroid.org
Web:www.allthyroid.org

The Thyroid Foundation of America (TFA) was founded in 1985 by Dr. Lawrence C. Wood with a grant from two individuals whose mother died of thyroid cancer. A membership organization, TFA is supported by contributions. Information, support services, and referrals to thyroid specialists are free to all.

TFA seeks to ensure timely, accurate diagnosis, appropriate treatment, and ongoing support for all individuals with thyroid disease. TFA educates and encourages individuals with thyroid disorders by providing medically accurate information and referrals to thyroid specialists and by working with other thyroid-related patient and physician associations to improve the quality and accessibility of thyroid information and education.

Other Patient Groups

Light of Life Foundation
PO Box 163
Manalapan, NJ 07726
Phone: 1-877-LOL-NECK (565-6385)
E mail: info@checkyourneck.com
Web:www.checkyourneck.com

The Light of Life Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life of the thyroid cancer patient, through continuing education of the lay public and the medical community, and promoting research & development to improve thyroid cancer care.

National Graves' Disease Foundation
P.O. Box 1969
Brevard, NC 28712
Phone: 828 877-5251
Fax: 828 877-5250
Email: ngdf@citcom.net
Web: www.ngdf.org

NGDF offers a multi-disciplinary approach to a complex problem. Representatives of all related disciplines are included on the Medical and Advisory board: Endocrinology, Surgery, Nursing, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Psychology, Pharmacology, Internal Medicine, Family Practice and Graves' disease patients.

Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Network (ThyCa)
P.O. Box 1545
New York, NY 10159-1545
Phone: (toll-free) 877 588-7904
Fax: 630 604-6078
Email: thyca@thyca.org
Web: www.thyca.org

ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc., founded in 1995, is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization, guided by a medical advisory council of renowned thyroid cancer specialists, offering support and information to thyroid cancer survivors, families, and health care professionals worldwide.

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