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We are the Face & Voice of Thyroid Patients in Canada

Studies indicate that 1 in 10 Canadians suffer from a thyroid condition of one type or another and are 4 to 7 times more common in women.

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Thyroid Disease is a Family Affair

Thyroid disease is hereditary and commonly affects other members in the family, but may show up in another form.
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Thyroid Disease affects all ages and genders

Thyroid disease may have a significant effect at critical times during the life cycle.

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Awareness · Support · Research

The Thyroid Foundation of Canada has given close to $1,000,000 to research into thyroid disease.

TFC News

AYA Cancer Survey

AYA Cancer Survey

The Thyroid Foundation of Canada is supporting the national cancer survey being conducted by AYA CAN – Canadian Cancer Advocacy. Thyroid cancer patients have the opportunity …

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TFC 2023 Research Award

TFC 2023 Research Award

The Thyroid Foundation of Canada is very excited to announce the winner of the 2023 TFC Research Award. Congratulations to Dr. Sana Ghaznavi, University of Calgary.

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RFA Facilities in Canada

RFA Facilities in Canada

The Thyroid Foundation of Canada is providing a list of Radio Frequency Ablation Facilities currently available in Canada for the treatment of thyroid nodules.

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Parathyroid Transplant Surgery

Parathyroid Transplant Surgery

Patients Sought for Parathyroid Transplant Surgery. The surgical team at the University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto is seeking five patients who may be eligible for a parathyroid transplant…

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Videos on Hypothyroidism

Videos on Hypothyroidism

The Thyroid Foundation of Canada and BGP Pharma ULC (doing business as Mylan), have co-sponsored videos on hypothyroidism to promote public awareness.

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TFC Thyroid Webinars 2022-2023

TFC Thyroid Webinars 2022-2023

Thyroid Webinars – Rethinking Hypothyroidism, Dr. Antonio Bianco and Hashimoto’s Disease, Dr. Hernan Franco Lopez. Recordings of these events are available for viewing.

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Help us to Help Others

Awareness/Education

  • Community publicity & advocacy
  • Educational webinars
  • Information resources on our website

Patient Support

  • Toll Free Help line and email
  • Website thyroid news
  • Thyrobulletin newsletter

Research

  • Annual Thyroid Research grants
  • Thyroid research news
  • Thyroid research articles