Welcome to Butterfly Thyroid Cancer Trust

Butterfly Thyroid Cancer Trust is the first national supporter of patients with Thyroid Cancer.

As a group dedicated solely to the support of patients with Thyroid Cancer we can offer fellow thyroid cancer patients who wish to join us the following:

  • Use of the dedicated helpline to speak to someone who has had the disease.
  • E-mail and telephone contact with group members to share experiences
  • A "buddy" to help you through the stages of surgery, Radioiodine treatment and follow up
  • Access to reliable up-to-date written information about the disease
  • Access to a group member in clinic at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care (NCCC), Freeman Hospital

Please leave a message on our answer phone and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Email: amy@butterfly.org.uk

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Your Treatment Journey

Thyroid Cancer has an 80-90% cure rate. Find out about the steps you might take in your journey towards recovery.

About Thyroid Cancer

Learn about the different types of Thyroid Cancer, and which types of treatments are available to patients.

I131 Treatment

Useful information regarding Radioiodine (I131) treatment.

Thyroid Cancer Forum 2016

Butterfly hosted the first ever UK Patient/Doctor Thyroid Cancer Forum on 5th December 2016 in London.

Click one of the links below to watch a video of the event.

Thyroid Cancer Patient Information DVD

To view full film please click here or scan the QR code below.
If you'd prefer a DVD, please email us.

Do you have progressed or advanced thyroid cancer? Watch the trailer for ‘ Christine’s Story - living with advanced thyroid cancer

To view the full film please click here

new dvd

Watch our film “ The Butterfly Effect” to learn how Butterfly began

Living with Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Rebekka’s Story.

new dvd

Our latest patient information film: My Thyroid and Me: A Young Person's Cancer Story.

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Latest News

Butterfly Thyroid Cancer ending 2025 on a high , winners of the North East Enterprise Awards!

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Information on thyroid cancer and weight loss jabs. Information for Patients What are GLP-1 agonists? GLP-1 agonists are a type of medication used mainly to help people with Type 2 diabetes manage their blood sugar (glucose) levels. Some GLP-1 agonists can also be used to treat obesity. Most of these medicines are taken by injection. Other names for this group of medicines include: […]

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We are delighted to advise that our latest film about having thyroid cancer as a teenager has been nominated from a Smiley Charity Film Award!  Please vote for us to see these young people with our rare disease get the recognition they deserve. Thank you!  You can vote for Molly ‘s film here: https://smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/my-thyroid-and-me-a-young-persons-cancer-story

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Patrons

His Grace the Duke of Northumberland
Dr.C.Harmer F.R.C.P. F.R.C.R
Prof .Markus Luster (Germany)
Dr.M.Tuttle MD (USA)

FOUNDER/DIRECTOR

Kate Farnell M.B.E.

MEDICAL ADVISOR

Dr J. Wadsley FRCR

PATIENT THYROID CANCER ADVISOR

Dr A Horton BSc MD

BOARD of TRUSTEES

Mr.R Bliss FRCS
Mr.F.W.Stafford F.R.C.S
Mr J Salter
Mr.D.J.Farnell Bsc
Mrs R Newton