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
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
Scan our QR code to donate today!
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
Watch our film “ The Butterfly Effect” to learn how Butterfly began
Living with Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Rebekka’s Story.
Our latest patient information film: My Thyroid and Me: A Young Person's Cancer Story.
Latest News
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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Welcome to our new patient support contact Aimee ! You can contact her here : aimsshaw99@gmail.com Please remember our support contacts are volunteers and are available for support but not medical advice. Amy tells us why she decided to do this :
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Latest news on the HoT clinical trial [Hemi or Total thyroidectomy ] looking at which option is safe for thyroid cancer patients .
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