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20. 05. 2012
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Authors Support People Being Treated For Thyroid Cancer

A group of authors including Jodi Picoult, John Kjeldsen, Christine Stinson and Jaye Ford have all donated some of their published work to be put in the two lead lined rooms in Royal...

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18. 04. 2012
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Trivia Night Fundraiser

Come to Cabana Bar for a thyroid cancer fund raiser on Saturday July 21st. We will have rounds of ten questions as well as a lightning round with bells for each table as...

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25. 03. 2012
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2012-2013 Entertainment Book Helps Raise Money For Thyroid Cancer

We are now selling the Entertainment Book with a percentage of the price of the book being donated to Mariposa Inc to aid our fundraising efforts. The Entertainment Book will be released in...

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21. 03. 2012
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The Inaugural Mariposa Ball Raises $20,000

The inaugural Mariposa Ball, with the help of our sponsors Genzyme, has raised just over $20,000 for thyroid cancer research in support of Royal North Shore Hospital and the Kolling Institute. Guests flooded...

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05. 01. 2012
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What Will You Be Supporting If You Donate Or Come To The Mariposa Ball?

Over the past 10 years, the incidence of thyroid cancer has been steadily increasing. It is the most common endocrine malignancy. It occurs in all age groups, including children. Most tumours manifest in...

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15. 12. 2011
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Latest Thyroid Statistics

1 in 7 Australians have or will be diagnosed with thyroid disease (approx. 2.8 million Australians). Causes of thyroid disorders include: Iodine deficiency Autoimmune disease Familial disorders Nodules which have formed on the...

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02. 12. 2011
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Bunnings BBQ Raises $1873.75

On November 20, 2011 ten happy helpers headed down to Bunnings Warehouse Artarmon to run a sausage sizzle from 7am – 4.30pm to raise money for thyroid cancer in support of the Kolling...

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02. 08. 2011
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Raising Money For Thyroid Disease

The thyroid is a butterfly (mariposa in Spanish) shaped gland in the neck.  It is one of the largest endocrine glands in the body. Some statistics indicate that in Australia one in seven...

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