If I have follicular neoplasm is there a test to chk if it is cancer ? Dr wants to remove thyroid. I don't.

If I have follicular neoplasm is there a test to check if it is cancer ? Dr wants to remove thyroid. I don't unless it is cancer and he says the only way is to remove your thyroid and than check it. There's got to be some sort of blood test or something to tell if it is cancerous or not ..I do not want a cut on my neck if it is not necessery. It does not bother me at all. Thanks in advance.

If you have a nodule on your thyroid then a FNA or Fine Needle Bio spy is done. There is no blood work per SE that can be done. With my thyroid cancer all blood was normal range. The needle biopsy can sample the area in question to see what it contains. Sometimes the FNA biopsy can come back inconclusive as mine did I have had three surgeries because my GP waited a year, my thyroid nodule was ruptured, this caused the disease to spread, so I try to help those who need answers by telling you what not to do, if they don't want to do the FNA and they just want to do surgery then it would be in your better interest. Tell the surgeon ahead of time if they find cancer to remove the entire thyroid. I have talked with so many people who only had half removed only to have surgery again to remove the other half