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:
Welcome to Butterfly Thyroid Cancer Trust
- 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
We are available on this number on Monday to Friday 10am-4pm. Outside these times, please leave a message on our answer phone and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
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.
Do you have progressed or advanced thyroid cancer? Watch the trailer for ‘ Christine’s Story - living with advanced thyroid cancer
Watch our film “ The Butterfly Effect” to learn how Butterfly began
Latest News
World Thyroid Cancer Rome June 2019 BTCT was represented at the World Congress on Thyroid Cancer by Consultant Thyroid Cancer Surgeon Mr Peter Truran FRCS from the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle. Pete presented our work on the update of RAI rooms across the UK to make the patient experience better. Pete says : The […]
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The Selimetry trial has now closed. There is a new trial underway for patients whose thyroid cancer is no longer responsive the RAI treatment. Your oncologist will have to ensure that you fit into the criteria necessary for the trial. You can be referred to any of the following centres . Bristol Haematology and Oncology […]
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This study run by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals aims to determine patients’ quality of life following surgery for either thyroid or parathyroid disease. The survey will take 10 minutes to complete. The focus of this study is to look in depth at the effect of low blood calcium levels, one of […]
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