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Welcome @san99999, that must be confusing when your doctors don't agree when is the right time to do surgery. First of all, it is great that the tumor was found so early. Early stage thyroid cancer is very treatable. Most thyroid cancers are treated with removal of the thyroid gland (thyroidectomy).
San, has it been confirmed that you have papillary thyroid cancer? Did the doctor explain why they prefer to wait until the tumor is 10 mm?
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It has been confirmed that it is cancer. However, doctors here are saying to wait for 3 months to see if the tumor grows. They are also saying the size of the tumor might stay the same size for years. So, they are suggesting to only go for surgery if it grows within 3 months. Hence, we are getting confused more.