Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
Promoting knowledge about this critical health issue can save lives through early detection and effective treatment options.
Partner with healthcare providers and non-profits to drive screening awareness and fundraising during September, positioning your brand as a health advocate.
- Free thyroid cancer screening clinics: partner with doctors to offer no-cost early detection events
- Educational webinar series: feature thyroid cancer survivors and specialists sharing detection and treatment insights
- Fundraising campaign: tie product sales or donations to thyroid cancer research initiatives
- Workplace wellness program: encourage employees to schedule screenings and share personal health stories
Founded and sponsored by ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, this event has origins that date back to the year 2000. The first iteration started out as Thyroid Cancer Awareness Week and just three years later the event was expanded to include the entire month of September to allow for more opportunities for promotion and education.
The purpose behind Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month is to provide information to the public that can help with early detection, promote high standards of care and treatment, as well as calling for support for research that will achieve cures for all forms of thyroid cancer.
As Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month has grown in size and scope over the years, it is now observed in more than 55 countries by different individual people groups and organizations.
This event is different from Thyroid Awareness Month in January, which is about general thyroid health and not specifically related to thyroid cancer.
Get a Thyroid Cancer Screening
September is the perfect time to contact your doctor to find out more about thyroid cancer and whether a screening would be appropriate. This is especially important for those with high risk factors to have a regular opportunity to discuss concerns with a medical professional. Typically, a screening is non-invasive and can be accomplished through a simple palpation of the neck area, or through ultrasound for those deemed necessary by a doctor.
Host a Thyroid Cancer Awareness Event
Medical professionals, organizations, educators and concerned citizens may be interested in hosting an event in honor of Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month. The ThyCa support organization website offers free materials, resources and tools to help support and guide those who are interested in hosting events. This could include an educational event, an offer for free thyroid cancer screenings by doctors, or a fund-raising activity that raises support for research related to thyroid cancer.