THYROID CANCER CANADA / CANCER DE LA THYROIDE CANADA
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Mission Statement
Thyroid Cancer Canada (TCC) is a non-profit and federally registered charitable organization providing emotional support and information to those affected by thyroid cancer.
About This Cause
Thyroid Cancer Canada (TCC) is a national organization of thyroid cancer survivors, their families, friends and supporters who are dedicated to providing emotional support and information to those affected by the disease. Fast Facts include: • thyroid cancer usually leads to the loss of the thyroid gland -- a major organ of the body -- necessitating life-long hormone replacement and monitoring similar in effect to some chronic diseases • for the most part there are no early warning signs; no means of prevention of thyroid cancer • neck exams can find thyroid cancer at an early stage, but currently neck exams are an optional inclusion in most standard physical examinations performed by MDs • thyroid cancer is now the #1 cancer (in incidence and prevalence) in young women • there are very striking differences in the rates of incidence regionally. People are almost 3 times as likely to be diagnosed with thyroid cancer if they live in Ontario, than if they live in Saskatchewan • wait times for diagnosis and surgery are amongst the longest in the western world • thyroid cancer has the greatest range of possibilities in prognosis, depending on the type diagnosed • for some, surgery and treatments have lasting negative after-effects • 80% of thyroid cancer patients are women • overall it is very treatable, however males struck with the disease have a lower cure rate • thyroid cancer is increasing in incidence at a higher rate than any other cancer • a unique form of treatment -- radioactive iodine therapy -- is an option for the majority of patients • thyroid cancer has a high rate of recurrence, up to 30 years later • thyroid cancer patients impacted by low number of resources, and inequitable distribution of tools across the country, including PET scans • there is a high rate of bankruptcy amongst thyroid cancer survivors • only 0.1% of cancer research dollars are invested in thyroid cancer