We can help thyroid cancer research!

[Guest guest]

Dear Friends,

One of the very frustrating things about having thyroid cancer is

that there is no *one* " correct " way to treat it. Even among

specialists, the opinions vary. Here on this listserv, with 750+

members, you hear about different doctors recommending different

things.

What's a patient to do???

Well, good news! There is something we *can* do to help figure out

the best way to treat this disease! ThyCa (the Thyroid Cancer

Survivors' Association, Inc.) started an endowment fund last year

with the goal of raising enough money to help fund thyroid cancer

research. On Friday, October 11th at the ThyCa Conference in Los

Angeles, we will be hosting a gala Dinner/Grand Auction, and all net

proceeds will go directly to that research fund.

Whether or not you attend this event, you can help support this

fundraiser from wherever you are: you can help us with a donation,

you can arrange a sponsorship from a business, friend, or family

member (and you will get credit toward your dinner ticket!), or you

can come bid on something and take it home!

We have already received many wonderful donations for the auction.

(See the 6-page list on ThyCa's web site at http://www.thyca.org!)

Tickets for the dinner are $60 per person.

They call this the " easy cancer " but it still claims lives and

impacts countless others. Please consider helping with this important

fundraiser. You will know EXACTLY where your support dollars are

going - to thyroid cancer research.

I hope to see many of you in Los Angeles in October. If you have any

questions at all, please don't hesitate to contact the conference

team at mailto:conference@....

Best regards,

Stendebach

ThyCa Conference Coordinator

Papillary Survivor - San , Texas