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Cancer yo mu gifu ibaho iyo utunyangingo two mu gifu bikura mu buryo budakwiye, bigakora udukoko. Gifu ni umubiri uri mu kibuno ubitse imyeyo mbere yuko uyikura mu mubiri.
Ubu bwoko bwa kanseri busanzwe kurusha uko ushobora kubitekereza, bukorera abantu bagera ku 80.000 buri mwaka muri Amerika. Inkuru nziza ni uko iyo imenyekanye hakiri kare, kanseri yo mu gifu ikunda gusubira mu buryo bwiza nyuma y'ubuvuzi. Abantu benshi babona amaraso mu myeyo yabo, ibyo bishobora gutera ubwoba ariko ntibibuza ko ari kanseri.
Amaraso mu myeyo ni bimenyetso bya mbere bikunze kugaragara bya kanseri yo mu gifu. Ushobora kubona imyeyo y'umutuku, umutuku cyangwa umukara, cyangwa muganga wawe ashobora kubona amaraso mu isuzuma rya buri munsi nubwo imyeyo yawe igaragara neza.
Uretse amaraso mu myeyo, ushobora kugira ibindi bimenyetso byinshi bishobora kugaragaza kanseri yo mu gifu:
Ibi bimenyetso bikunze kuza gahoro gahoro kandi bishobora kwitiranywa n'indwara z'inzira y'imyeyo cyangwa izindi ndwara zisanzwe. Niyo mpamvu ari ngombwa kubona muganga wawe niba ibimenyetso bikomeje cyangwa bikagaruka nyuma y'ubuvuzi.
Abaganga basobanura kanseri yo mu gifu bashingiye ku bwoko bw'utunyangingo tuba kanseri. Ubwoko busanzwe ni kanseri ya urothelial, itangira mu tunyangingo dukingira imbere y'igifu.
Kanseri ya urothelial igize hafi 90% ya kanseri zose zo mu gifu. Utunyangingo dufite inshingano yo gukura iyo gifu cyawe kigutse kandi kikagabanya iyo gifu cyawe kigabanuka. Rimwe na rimwe uzabyumva byitwa kanseri ya transitional cell carcinoma.
Ubwoko buke cyane harimo kanseri ya squamous cell carcinoma na adenocarcinoma. Kanseri ya squamous cell carcinoma ikunze kuza nyuma yo gukomeretsa cyangwa kwandura mu gifu cyawe igihe kirekire. Adenocarcinoma ni gake kandi itangira mu tunyangingo dukora umusemburo.
Muganga wawe azasobanura kanseri yawe nka kanseri idakora ku mitsi cyangwa kanseri ikora ku mitsi. Kanseri idakora ku mitsi iba mu gice cy'imbere cy'igifu cyawe kandi muri rusange ifite ibyiza byiza. Kanseri ikora ku mitsi imaze gukura mu rufunzo rw'igifu kandi isaba ubuvuzi bukomeye.
Cancer yo mu gifu iterwa n'ikintu cyangiza ADN mu tunyangingo two mu gifu cyawe, bigatuma bikura mu buryo budakwiye. Nubwo tutazi neza icyateza iyo mpinduka, hari ibintu byinshi bishobora kongera ibyago byawe.
Intandaro ikomeye ni itabi, rigize hafi kimwe cya kabiri cya kanseri zose zo mu gifu. Iyo unywa itabi, ibintu byangiza binjira mu maraso yawe kandi bikajya mu mpyiko zawe mu myeyo. Ibyo bintu biba mu gifu cyawe kandi bishobora kwangiza urufunzo igihe kinini.
Kuba mu kazi gakoresha ibintu byangiza ni ikindi kintu gikomeye. Niba ukora imirimo ikoresha amabara, kawutcho, uruhu, irangi, cyangwa ibintu byo mu nganda z'imyenda, ushobora kuba ufite ibyago byinshi byo kwandura ibintu biterwa na kanseri.
Ibindi bintu birimo indwara z'igifu zidakira, imiti imwe, imirasire mu kibuno, no kunywa amazi yanduye arsenic. Hari abantu bagira impinduka mu mbaraga zabo z'umubiri bibatuma bafite ibyago byinshi byo kurwara kanseri yo mu gifu.
Ugomba kuvugana na muganga wawe ako kanya niba ubona amaraso mu myeyo yawe, nubwo bidakubabaza. Abantu benshi batinda gushaka ubuvuzi kuko bumva bameze neza ubundi, ariko kumenya hakiri kare bigira uruhare runini mu gutsinda ubu burwayi.
Ntugatege amatwi niba ufite ikibazo cyo gukora imyeyo kenshi, kubabara, cyangwa gushaka gukora imyeyo vuba bidakira n'ubuvuzi busanzwe. Ibi bimenyetso bishobora kugaragara nk'indwara yoroshye y'inzira y'imyeyo, ariko niba bikomeje cyangwa bikagaruka, bigomba gukorwaho iperereza.
Hamagara muganga wawe vuba niba ufite ububabare mu mugongo hasi ku ruhande rumwe, cyane cyane niba bifatanije n'ibimenyetso by'igifu. Nubwo ububabare bw'umugongo bufite impamvu nyinshi, iyo bufatanije n'ibimenyetso by'igifu, bishobora kugaragaza indwara ikomeye.
Niba ufite ibyago nk'itabi cyangwa gukora imirimo ikoresha ibintu byangiza, banira muganga wawe gukora isuzuma rya buri gihe. Bashobora kugufasha kumva ibyago byawe bwite no kumenya uburyo bwiza bwo gukurikirana ubuzima bwawe.
Hari ibintu byinshi bishobora kongera amahirwe yawe yo kurwara kanseri yo mu gifu, bimwe bikaba bikomeye kurusha ibindi. Gusobanukirwa ibyo bintu bishobora kugufasha gufata ibyemezo byiza bijyanye n'ubuzima bwawe.
Ibintu by'ingenzi byongera ibyago birimo:
Kugira kimwe cyangwa ibindi bintu byongera ibyago ntibisobanura ko uzabona kanseri yo mu gifu. Abantu benshi bafite ibyago ntibabona iyo ndwara, mu gihe abandi badafite ibyago bizwi bayibona. Ikintu nyamukuru ni ukumenya no kuganira n'abaganga bawe ku byago byawe bwite.
Cancer yo mu gifu ishobora gutera ibibazo byinshi, cyane cyane niba idavuwe vuba cyangwa niba ikwirakwira mu gifu cyawe. Gusobanukirwa ibyo bishoboka bishobora kugufasha kumenya igihe ukwiye gushaka ubuvuzi bw'ihutirwa.
Ibibazo bya mbere bishobora kuba harimo indwara z'inzira y'imyeyo zikomeza kugaruka, ibibazo by'impyiko niba umuyoboro w'imyeyo ukingiranye, no kuva amaraso bikomeza bishobora gutera anemia. Ibyo bibazo bikunda gukira iyo bimenyekanye hakiri kare.
Ibibazo bikomeye bishobora kuza niba kanseri ikwirakwira mu bindi bice by'umubiri wawe:
Nubwo ibyo bibazo byumvikana biteye ubwoba, ibuka ko ubuvuzi bugezweho bwateje imbere ibyiza ku barwayi ba kanseri yo mu gifu. Ibibazo byinshi bishobora gukumirwa cyangwa gufashwa neza iyo ukorana n'abaganga bawe kandi ukabahiriza gahunda yawe y'ubuvuzi.
Nubwo udashobora gukumira kanseri yose yo mu gifu, ushobora kugabanya ibyago byawe cyane ukoresheje imibereho myiza. Intambwe ikomeye ni ukwirinda itabi mu buryo bwose.
Niba unywa itabi, kureka ni cyo kintu cyiza cyane ushobora gukora ku buzima bwawe. Ibyago byawe bigenda bigabanuka mu myaka mike uretse kunywa itabi, kandi bikomeza kugabanuka uko igihe kigenda.
Kwirinda mu kazi na byo ni ingenzi niba uhura n'ibintu byangiza. Koresha ibikoresho byo kwirinda, komeza amabwiriza y'umutekano, kandi ukarabe intoki neza nyuma yo gukora ibintu byangiza. Niba utari uzi neza ibyago byawe mu kazi, biganireho n'ushinzwe umutekano mu kazi.
Ibindi bintu byo kwirinda birimo kunywa amazi menshi umunsi wose, kurya indyo yuzuye imbuto n'imboga, no kuvura indwara z'inzira y'imyeyo vuba. Hari ubushakashatsi bwerekana ko guhora wisukura bifasha gukuraho ibintu byangiza mu gifu cyawe vuba.
Kumenya kanseri yo mu gifu bisanzwe bitangira muganga wawe akubaza ibibazo ku bimenyetso byawe n'amateka yawe y'ubuzima. Azashaka kumenya ibyerekeye amaraso mu myeyo yawe, impinduka mu buryo bwo gukora imyeyo, niba ufite ibyago nk'itabi cyangwa gukora imirimo ikoresha ibintu byangiza.
Isuzuma rya mbere ni ubusanzwe isuzuma ry'imyeyo kugira ngo urebe amaraso, utunyangingo twa kanseri, cyangwa ibindi bintu bidasanzwe. Muganga wawe ashobora kandi gutegeka isuzuma rya cytology, risuzumana mikoroskopi kugira ngo urebe utunyangingo tudasanzwe dushobora kugaragaza kanseri.
Niba isuzuma rya mbere ryerekana kanseri yo mu gifu, muganga wawe azakugira inama yo gukora cystoscopy. Muri icyo gikorwa, bashyiramo umuyoboro muto, woroshye ufite camera binyuze mu muyoboro w'imyeyo kugira ngo barebe imbere mu gifu cyawe. Ibyo bibafasha kubona udukoko cyangwa ibice bidasanzwe.
Isuzuma ryongeyeho rishobora kuba harimo CT scan cyangwa MRI kugira ngo urebe niba kanseri ikwirakwira, no gukora biopsy kugira ngo bakureho ibice by'umubiri kugira ngo bisuzumwe muri laboratwari. Ibyo bisuzumwa bifasha kumenya ubwoko n'icyiciro cya kanseri, bigatuma umuganga wawe agufasha gukora gahunda y'ubuvuzi.
Ubuvuzi bwa kanseri yo mu gifu biterwa n'ibintu byinshi, birimo ubwoko n'icyiciro cya kanseri yawe, ubuzima bwawe muri rusange, n'ibyo ukunda. Inkuru nziza ni uko hari uburyo bwinshi bwo kuvura, kandi ibyiza byarushijeho kuba byiza mu myaka ya vuba.
Ku kanseri yo mu cyiciro cya mbere idakora ku mitsi, ubuvuzi butangira kenshi n'uburyo bwo gukuraho udukoko. Muri icyo gikorwa, umuganga wawe akuraho udukoko binyuze mu muyoboro w'imyeyo adakora ibikomere hanze. Ibi bikunze gukurikirwa no gushyira imiti mu gifu cyawe.
Kanseri ikomeye ishobora gusaba ubuvuzi bukomeye:
Niba ukeneye gukuraho gifu, umuganga wawe azakora uburyo bushya bwo kubika no gukuraho imyeyo. Ibyo bishobora kuba harimo gukora gifu gishya gikozwe mu gice cy'amara yawe cyangwa kujyana imyeyo mu isakoshi hanze y'umubiri wawe. Ikipe yawe y'abaganga izagufasha gusobanukirwa amahitamo yawe yose no guhitamo icyakubereye.
Mu gihe uri kuvurwa kanseri yo mu gifu, hari uburyo bwo kwitwara mu rugo bushobora kugufasha kumva umeze neza no guhangana n'ibimenyetso. Ibyo bintu bikorana n'ubuvuzi bwawe, bitari ukubusimbuza.
Kuguma wisukura ni ingenzi, ariko ushobora kuba ukeneye kubishyira hamwe no gukora imyeyo kenshi. Gerageza kunywa utudodo duto umunsi wose aho kunywa byinshi icyarimwe. Kwirinda caffeine na alcool bishobora kugabanya kubabara mu gifu.
Kubabara no kudakora neza, amazi ashyushye cyangwa ibintu bishyushye ku gifu cyawe bishobora kugufasha. Hari abantu basanga umutobe w'inzabibu ufasha kugabanya indwara z'inzira y'imyeyo, nubwo ukwiye kubanza kubiganiraho na muganga wawe kuko bishobora guhangana n'imiti imwe.
Guhangana n'umunaniro na byo ni ingenzi mu gihe cy'ubuvuzi. Ruhukira igihe ukeneye, kurya ibiryo biringaniye, kandi ukore imyitozo myoroheje nk'uko ikipe yawe y'abaganga ibikugira inama. Ntukabe ikibazo cyo gusaba umuryango wawe n'inshuti gufasha mu bikorwa bya buri munsi igihe utumva umeze neza.
Kwitunganya gusura muganga wawe bishobora kugufasha kubona ibyiza byinshi mu ruzinduko rwawe kandi bikabuza kwibagirwa amakuru y'ingenzi. Tangira wandike ibimenyetso byawe byose, harimo igihe byatangiye n'uko byahindutse uko igihe kigenda.
Kora urutonde rw'imiti yose unywa, harimo imiti y'abaganga, imiti yo mu maduka, n'ibindi. Bandika kandi allergie ufite n'ubuvuzi bwa mbere wabonye, cyane cyane niba warigeze kuvurwa chemotherapy cyangwa imirasire.
Tegura ibibazo uzabaza muganga wawe ku byerekeye ibyo ukeneye kuvurwa, uburyo bwo kuvura, n'icyo witeze. Ntukabe ikibazo cyo kubaza ibibazo byinshi - ikipe yawe y'abaganga ishaka ko usobanukirwa uburwayi bwawe kandi ukumva umeze neza mu buvuzi bwawe.
Tekereza kuzana umuryango wawe cyangwa inshuti mu ruzinduko rwawe. Bashobora kugufasha kwibuka amakuru no gutanga inkunga yo mu mutima. Ushobora kandi kuzana agatabo kugira ngo wandike ibintu by'ingenzi mu gihe cy'uruzinduko rwawe.
Ikintu cy'ingenzi cyo kwibuka kuri kanseri yo mu gifu ni uko kumenya hakiri kare bigira uruhare runini mu gutsinda ubu burwayi. Niba ubona amaraso mu myeyo yawe cyangwa ibimenyetso by'igifu bikomeje, ntutegereze kubona muganga - nubwo ibimenyetso bidasa n'ibikomeye.
Abantu benshi barwaye kanseri yo mu gifu bakomeza kubaho ubuzima bwiza, cyane cyane iyo kanseri imenyekanye kandi ivuwe hakiri kare. Ubuvuzi bugezweho bugira ingaruka nziza kandi bufite ingaruka nke kurusha igihe cyose, kandi ubuvuzi bushya bukomeza kuvuka.
Ibuke ko kugira ibyago ntibisobanura ko uzabona kanseri yo mu gifu, kandi kugira kanseri yo mu gifu ntibisobanura ko ubuzima bwawe bwarangiye. Hamwe n'ubuvuzi bukwiye n'inkunga y'abaganga bawe, ushobora guhangana n'iyi ndwara no kubungabunga ubuzima bwawe.
Komeza ube uzi, ubaze ibibazo, kandi ntutinye gushaka inkunga ku baganga, umuryango, inshuti, cyangwa amatsinda y'inkunga ya kanseri. Ntabwo uri wenyine muri uru rugendo, kandi ubufasha buhari buri ntambwe yose.
Oya, kanseri yo mu gifu ntihora ipfana. Iyo imenyekanye hakiri kare, abantu benshi barwaye kanseri yo mu gifu baravurwa neza kandi bakomeza kubaho ubuzima busanzwe. Igipimo cyo kubaho imyaka itanu kuri kanseri yo mu gifu yo mu cyiciro cya mbere ni hejuru ya 95%. Nubwo kanseri yo mu gifu ikomeye ishobora kenshi gufashwa neza ikoresheje ubuvuzi bugezweho, nubwo ibyiza bitandukanye bitewe n'aho kanseri imaze gukwirakwira.
Yego, kanseri yo mu gifu ishobora kugaruka nyuma y'ubuvuzi, niyo mpamvu kwitabwaho buri gihe ari ingenzi. Hafi 50-80% ya kanseri yo mu gifu yo mu cyiciro cya mbere ishobora kugaruka, ariko ibyo ntibisobanura ko ibyavuye mu gihe cya mbere ari byo bizaba. Ibyagarutse byinshi bimenyekana hakiri kare mu gihe cyo gukurikirana buri gihe kandi bishobora kuvurwa neza. Muganga wawe azategura isuzuma rya buri gihe kugira ngo arebe ibimenyetso byose byo kugaruka kwa kanseri.
Igihe cyo kubaho ufite kanseri yo mu gifu gitandukanye cyane bitewe n'icyiciro cyo kumenya, ubuzima bwawe muri rusange, n'uko uhangana n'ubuvuzi. Abantu bafite kanseri yo mu gifu yo mu cyiciro cya mbere bakunze kugira igihe cyo kubaho gisanzwe. Nubwo ufite kanseri ikomeye, abantu benshi babaho imyaka myinshi bafite ubuzima bwiza. Muganga wawe ashobora kuguha amakuru arambuye ashingiye ku mimerere yawe bwite.
Uburyo kanseri yo mu gifu ikwirakwira butandukanye ukurikije umuntu. Zimwe muri kanseri yo mu gifu ikura gahoro kandi iba mu gice cy'igifu imyaka myinshi, mu gihe izindi zishobora gukwirakwira vuba. Kanseri yo mu gifu idakora ku mitsi ikunze gukura gahoro kurusha ubwoko bukora ku mitsi. Icyiciro n'ubwoko bwa kanseri yawe bifasha kumenya uburyo ishobora gukwirakwira vuba, niyo mpamvu kumenya hakiri kare no kuvurwa neza ari ingenzi.
Nubwo nta ndyo yihariye ishobora guhamya gukumira kanseri yo mu gifu, kurya indyo yuzuye imbuto n'imboga bishobora kugabanya ibyago byawe. Hari ubushakashatsi bwerekana ko ibiryo byuzuye antioxydants, nk'imbuto n'imboga z'icyatsi, bishobora kurinda. Kuguma wisukura unywa amazi menshi umunsi wose bishobora kandi gufasha gukuraho ibintu byangiza mu gifu cyawe. Ariko kandi, kwirinda kunywa itabi biguma ari intambwe ikomeye ushobora gufata kugira ngo ukumire kanseri yo mu gifu.
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