Recommended Web Sites

American Cancer Society: Learn About Cancer - This detailed information on thyroid cancer comes from the American Cancer Society. Simply click on "Choose a cancer type" under the Patients, Family, & Friends section of this web site, scroll down, and highlight the specific cancer type.

Cancer of the Thyroid: OncoLink - Extensive information from the University of Pennsylvania on all aspects of thyroid cancer, including symptom management and coping with cancer appear at this site. Use the search box to search for a particular type of thyroid cancer.

Focus on Thyroid: Thyroid Cancer - Information from MedicineNet on thyroid cancer, including the types, causes, symptoms and treatments, with detailed information about tests and procedures.

MEDLINEPlus: Thyroid Cancer - Links to resources on thyroid cancer from the National Library of Medicine, including some in Spanish, and links to clinical trials.

ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivor's Association - This site hosts a network of programs that links survivors and healthcare professionals around the world. It maintains current information about programs and services available to thyroid cancer survivors and serves as a resource for anyone interested in thyroid cancer, patients families and friends.

Thyroid Cancer - National Cancer Institute - Information all the basic and the in-depth levels for patients with thyroid cancer, including complementary and alternative medicine, and coping with cancer sections

Thyroid Cancer from NOAH - Great links to resources about the various thyroid diseases from the librarians at the NY Public Library and the NY Academy of Medicine.

Thyroid Cancer at Endocrine Web - In-depth information about the functions of the thyroid and the treatments available to patients with thyroid cancer.

Thyroid image reproduced with permission from Philip Wilson, Medical & Scientific Illustrator in Orpington, Kent, England. All rights reserved. For more information see the website at: www.medart.co.uk