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Thyroid Cancer | Last Active: Jan 15, 2023 | Replies (11)
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Update: I did go ahead and have the biopsy and it turned out to be inconclusive. The recommendation is to have another one....TBD I guess
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Any update @memada32? did you have another biopsy?
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I had a biopsy that was inconclusive and they took another sample to be sent out for Affirma testing. From my understanding, it is a genetic type test of the cells. Affirma testing appears to have a very good prediction rate for identifying cancer.
My doctor had been “ monitoring” my nodule for 10 years and never did this test. When I was being screened at another hospital to see if I was a candidate to have radio frequency ablation to shrink the nodule, they ran the test. The Affirma testing revealed that I had a 50% chance of having Hurthle Cell Carcinoma; which was confirmed when I had surgery.
Maybe you can ask if your doctor could run this test so you can make an informed decision.