Free Midwest Thyroid Cancer Workshop in St. Louis, Missouri, Features Physicians Speakers, Survivor Roundtables, Saturday, April 16, 2005

On Saturday, April 16, 2005, thyroid cancer survivors and their families are invited to attend a free one-day workshop from 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. at the David C. Pratt Cancer Center at St. Johns Mercy Medical Center, 615 South New Ballas Road, St. Louis, Mo. 63123. Sponsor is ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors Association, Inc.

(PRWEB) March 28, 2005 -- On Saturday, April 16, 2005, thyroid cancer survivors and their families are invited to attend a free one-day workshop from 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. at the David C. Pratt Cancer Center at St. Johns Mercy Medical Center, 615 South New Ballas Road, St. Louis, Mo. 63123. Sponsor is ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors Association, Inc.

This educational and supportive day is FREE and open to people at all stages of testing and treatment for all types of thyroid cancer, as well as their families, friends, and caregivers.

Physician speakers include
•Susan Larson, M.D., Chicago, Illinois;
•Jeffrey F. Moley, M.D., Surgeon, Washington University St. Louis, a medical advisor to ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association; and
•Irini E. Veronikis, M.D., Endocrinologist, St. Louis, Missouri.

The physicians will speak and answer questions about thyroid cancer care, research advances, and physician-patient communications.

Additional features of the program include:
•Session led by Mary K. Debenedetti, R.N., B.S.N., Washington University St. Louis
•Free Reiki sessions
•Survivor/caregiver support group roundtables led by ThyCa volunteers.

ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors Association, Inc. is a voluntary nonprofit, 501(c) (3) organization providing support groups, resources, and publications, free of charge, to thyroid cancer survivors and their families. ThyCa also sponsors additional free workshops, Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, and an annual international Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Conference.

For more information about the workshop, other special events, and free support services provided by ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors Association, call 314-991-1422 or toll-free 1-877-588-7904, e-mail to StLouis-MO@thyca.org or thyca@thyca.org, or visit www.thyca.org.

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