Thyroid disorders affect one in 20 people in the UK.
Could you be one of them?

The British Thyroid Foundation is a charity dedicated to supporting people with thyroid disorders and helping their families and people around them to understand the condition.

Since setting up in 1991 we have worked with medical professionals to ensure that the information we provide is reliable and evidence-based.

Our volunteers have first-hand knowledge of thyroid disease, enabling them to help you, whether by phone or at meetings.

The British Thyroid Foundation is for anyone who wants to know the facts about thyroid disease.

Whatever your type of thyroid disorder we will provide you with information and support.

Each year we invite applications for two awards: the British Thyroid Foundation Research Award and the Evelyn Ashley Smith Award for nurses.

We are keen to support the crucial role that researchers and nurses fulfill in providing the best treatment for people with thyroid disorders.

Nurse Award

Research Award

Designed to help patients facing a diagnosis of thyroid cancer, the second edition of the British Thyroid Foundation booklet: Thyroid Cancer - For Patients, By Patients has been extensively expanded and updated. It is a practical guide for patients who are going through diagnosis and treatment, and for their families and people who support them.

The booklet has been written or reviewed by people who have themselves experienced thyroid cancer. Included are their experiences, and medical information as well as details of the low-iodine diet and a seven-day meal plan and recipes; possible side effects of surgery and radioactive iodine treatment; advanced thyroid cancer; research into new treatments for iodine-resistant cancers; thyroid cancer and pregnancy and issues such as insurance and getting back to work. A glossary of terms, a checklist of questions to ask your doctor and useful contacts are also incorporated.