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Cancer yo mu muyeyo itera iyo uturemangingo two mu muyeyo twiyongereye mu buryo budakwiye, bigatuma habaho udukoba. Muyeyo ni igice cya nyuma cya santimetero 15 z’umwijima munini, gihuza umwijima munini n’umushinya.
Ubu bwoko bwa kanseri busanzwe butangira buhoro buhoro nk’utudomo duto twitwa polyps ku rukuta rw’umuyeyo. Nubwo polyps nyinshi ziba nta cyo zibangamira, zimwe zishobora guhinduka kanseri buhoro buhoro mu myaka myinshi. Inkuru nziza ni uko kanseri yo mu muyeyo ivurwa neza iyo imenyekanye hakiri kare, kandi abantu benshi bakomeza kubaho ubuzima buzira umuze nyuma yo kuvurwa.
Kanseri yo mu muyeyo iri mu ntangiriro ishobora kutazigaragaza ibimenyetso byumvikana, ariyo mpamvu gusuzuma hakiri kare ari ingenzi cyane. Iyo ibimenyetso byagaragaye, bikunze kugaragara buhoro buhoro, kandi rimwe na rimwe bishobora kwitiranywa n’izindi ndwara zisanzwe.
Dore ibimenyetso ushobora kugira, kandi wibuke ko kugira ibi bimenyetso bidakubwira ko ufite kanseri:
Bamwe mu bantu bagira n’ibimenyetso bitazwi cyane nko kubabara mu kibuno, cyane cyane mu gihe bagiye mu bwiherero, cyangwa kumva buri gihe ko bagomba kujya mu bwiherero nubwo umuyeyo wabo wujuje.
Niba ubona izi mpinduka zikomeje ibyumweru birenga bibiri, birakwiriye kuvugana na muganga wawe. Ibi bimenyetso byinshi bishobora guterwa n’izindi ndwara zidakomeye, ariko kubisuzuma biguha amahoro yo mu mutima kandi bikabuza kuvurwa hakiri kare niba bibaye ngombwa.
Kanseri yo mu muyeyo ibaho iyo uturemangingo tw’umuyeyo dusanzwe tugira impinduka mu mbaraga z’umubiri zituma bikura mu buryo budakwiye. Nubwo tutaziko neza impamvu ibi bibaho kuri bamwe kandi bikaba bitabaho kuri abandi, abashakashatsi bamenye ibintu byinshi bishobora kongera ibyago byawe.
Iterambere ryayo rikunze gukurikira iyi nzira: uturemangingo tw’umuyeyo twiza turangirika DNA yabyo mu gihe, bishobora guterwa n’ibintu bitandukanye nko gusaza, imibereho, cyangwa impinduka mu mbaraga z’umubiri zirakomoka.
Ibyinshi mu byabaye biterwa n’ihuriro ry’ibintu kuruta impamvu imwe. Imyaka ikina uruhare runini, kuko hafi 90% by’ibyabaye bibaho mu bantu barengeje imyaka 50. Amateka y’umuryango wawe na yo ni ingenzi, cyane cyane niba abavandimwe ba hafi bagize kanseri yo mu muyeyo cyangwa ibindi bimenyetso by’indwara z’umubiri.
Ibintu by’ibidukikije n’imibereho bishobora kandi gutera iyangirika rya DNA mu uturemangingo tw’umuyeyo. Ibi birimo ibintu nko kurya, urwego rw’imyitozo ngororamubiri, kunywa itabi, no kunywa inzoga, tuzabisobanura mu gice cy’ibyago.
Kumva ibintu byongera ibyago byawe bishobora kugufasha gufata ibyemezo byiza ku bijyanye no gusuzuma no guhitamo uburyo bw’imibereho. Hari ibintu udashobora guhindura, naho ibindi ubishobora guhindura.
Dore ibintu bishobora kongera ibyago byawe, dutangiriye ku bintu bikomeye:
Ibindi bintu bitazwi cyane byongera ibyago birimo kuba warakiriye imirasire mu gice cy’inda cyangwa mu kibuno kubera izindi kanseri, n’ibindi bintu by’akazi byo kwibasirwa na chimique. Hari n’ubushakashatsi bwerekana ko abantu bakora nijoro imyaka myinshi bashobora kugira ibyago bike, nubwo ubu buhunganizi bugikora ubushakashatsi.
Kugira ikintu kimwe cyangwa ibindi bintu byongera ibyago ntibisobanura ko uzagira kanseri yo mu muyeyo. Abantu benshi bafite ibyago ntibabona iyo ndwara, naho abandi badafite ibyago bazibona. Ikintu nyamukuru ni ukumenya ibyago byawe kugira ngo ukorane na muganga wawe ku bijyanye no gusuzuma no gukumira.
Ukwiye kuvugana na muganga wawe niba ufite impinduka zikomeje mu mirire y’amatara cyangwa ukabona amaraso mu matara. Nubwo ibi bimenyetso bikunze kuba bifite impamvu zidakomeye, bihora ari byiza kubisuzuma vuba.
Shaka ubufasha bw’abaganga mu minsi mike niba ufite kuva amaraso mu muyeyo, cyane cyane niba bifatanije n’ibindi bimenyetso nko kubabara mu nda cyangwa guhinduka mu buryo bw’amatara. Ndetse n’amaraso make ntakwiye kwirengagizwa, kuko kanseri yo mu muyeyo iri mu ntangiriro ishobora gutera kuva amaraso make byoroshye kubirengagiza.
Tegura gahunda yo kujya kwa muganga vuba niba ufite ububabare bukomeje mu nda, gutakaza ibiro bitazwi, cyangwa umunaniro ukomeje utakire nubwo wari uburuhukira. Ibi bimenyetso bikwiye gusuzuma nubwo bigaragara ko ari bito, kuko kubimenya hakiri kare byongera ibyiza byo kuvurwa.
Niba ufite imyaka irengeje 45 cyangwa ufite ibyago nko kuba ufite amateka y’umuryango, ubanze uganire na muganga wawe ku bijyanye no gusuzuma nubwo udafite ibimenyetso. Gusuzuma hakiri kare bishobora kubona ibibazo mbere yuko bitera ibimenyetso byumvikana, igihe kuvurwa ari byo byiza.
Kanseri yo mu muyeyo ishobora gutera ibibazo byinshi, byaba ibya kanseri ubwayo, rimwe na rimwe n’ibiterwa no kuvurwa. Kumva ibi bishoboka bigufasha kumenya icyo ugomba kwitondera n’igihe ukwiye gushaka ubufasha bw’abaganga.
Ibibazo byihuse bikunze kuba bifitanye isano n’aho udukoba duherereye n’ubunini bwabyo:
Kanseri yo mu muyeyo ikomeye ishobora kandi gutera ibibazo bifitanye isano no kwihuza kwayo mu mubiri wose. Ibi bishobora kuba harimo ibibazo by’umwijima niba kanseri ihagera, kugorana mu guhumeka niba igera mu bihaha, cyangwa kubabara mu magufa niba igira ingaruka ku mifuka y’amagufa. Bamwe mu bantu bashobora kugira udukoba kubera ingaruka za kanseri ku mikorere y’amaraso.
Ibibazo bifitanye isano no kuvurwa bishobora kuba harimo ibibazo byo kubaga nk’indwara cyangwa kuva amaraso, ingaruka z’imiti yo kuvura kanseri nko kubabara mu nda cyangwa neuropathy, n’ingaruka z’imirasire nko gucika kw’uruhu cyangwa guhinduka mu muyeyo. Ariko kandi, itsinda ry’abaganga bazakorana nawe kugira ngo bakumire kandi bagenzure ibi bibazo.
Inkuru nziza ni uko ibibazo byinshi bishobora gukumirwa cyangwa bigacungwa neza hakoreshejwe ubufasha bw’abaganga. Kubimenya hakiri kare no kuvurwa bigabanya cyane ibyago byo kugira ibibazo bikomeye.
Kumenya kanseri yo mu muyeyo bikunze gukorwa mu ntambwe nyinshi, bitangirira ku kuganira ku bimenyetso byawe n’amateka y’ubuzima bwawe. Muganga wawe azashaka kumva ibimenyetso byawe, amateka y’umuryango wawe, n’ibintu byose byongera ibyago byawe.
Isuzuma ry’umubiri rikunze kuba harimo isuzuma ry’umuyeyo, aho muganga wawe ashyira intoki yambaye utwenda mu muyeyo kugira ngo yumve udukoba cyangwa ibice bidafite amahoro. Nubwo ibi bishobora kuba bidafite amahoro, ni byo kandi bitanga amakuru akomeye ku gice cyo hasi cy’umuyeyo.
Niba ibyavuye mu isuzuma rya mbere bigaragaza ko hakenewe ibindi bisuzumwa, muganga wawe azakugira inama yo gukora ibindi bisuzumwa:
Niba kanseri yemewe, ibindi bisuzumwa byo kumenya neza uko yakwirakwiye bishobora kuba harimo PET scans, chest X-rays, cyangwa MRI zihariye kugira ngo hamenyekane neza uko kanseri yakwirakwiye. Aya makuru ni ingenzi mu gutegura uburyo bwiza bwo kuvura.
Uburyo bwose bwo gusuzuma busanzwe buramara ibyumweru bike kugira ngo burangire. Mu gihe utegereje ibyavuye, wibuke ko gusuzuma neza bigufasha kubona uburyo bwiza bwo kuvura.
Kuvura kanseri yo mu muyeyo biterwa n’ibintu byinshi birimo icyiciro cya kanseri, aho iherereye, n’ubuzima bwawe muri rusange. Intego ihora ari ukukuraho kanseri rwose mu gihe ubungabunga imikorere isanzwe.
Kubera kanseri yo mu muyeyo iri mu ntangiriro, kuvura bishobora kuba harimo kubaga gusa. Udukoba duto tudakwirakwiye mu rukuta rw’umuyeyo rimwe na rimwe bishobora gukurwaho hifashishijwe uburyo buto bwo kubaga bubungabunga umuyeyo n’imikorere isanzwe y’amatara.
Ibibazo bikomeye bikunze gusaba uburyo bwo guhuza:
Uburyo bwo kubaga butandukanye kuva ku gukuraho udukoba duto cyane kugeza ku buryo bukomeye bwo kubaga nka low anterior resection cyangwa abdominoperineal resection kubera udukoba dukomeye. Muganga wawe azakubwira uburyo bukwiriye ukurikije uko udukoba twawe duhagaze n’uburyo bwo kuvura.
Imirasire ikunze gukoreshwa mu kuvura kanseri yo mu muyeyo, mbere yo kubaga kugira ngo bagabanye udukoba cyangwa nyuma yo kubaga kugira ngo bagabanye ibyago byo kugaruka. Uburyo bwa none bw’imirasire ni bwo bugezweho kurusha ibyo mu gihe cya mbere, bigabanya ingaruka mbi mu gihe bikomeza kugira akamaro.
Itsinda ry’abaganga bazakorana nawe kugira ngo bakore gahunda ikubereyeho ihuza kuvura kanseri n’ibyiza by’ubuzima. Abantu benshi bafite kanseri yo mu muyeyo bakomeza kubaho ubuzima busanzwe, bukora nyuma yo kuvurwa.
Gucunga ibimenyetso n’ingaruka mbi mu rugo bigira uruhare runini mu buryo bwawe bwo kuvurwa. Gukorana n’itsinda ry’abaganga mu gihe witaye ku buzima bwawe mu rugo bishobora kugufasha kumva utekanye kandi ukomeze imbaraga zawe mu gihe cyo kuvurwa.
Kubera ibibazo by’igogorwa, kurya ibiryo bike, byinshi, bikunze gufasha kugabanya isesemi kandi bigatuma umubiri wawe woroshya ifunguro. Shyira imbaraga mu biryo byoroshye, byoroshye kugogora igihe utumva neza, kandi uhore unywa amazi cyangwa amasupu mu gihe cyose cy’umunsi.
Dore imwe mu ngamba zifatika abantu benshi basanga zifasha:
Umunaniro niwo usanzwe mu gihe cyo kuvurwa, rero utege amatwi umubiri wawe kandi uruhuke igihe ukeneye. Imikino myoroheje nko kugenda gato ishobora kugufasha kongera imbaraga zawe no kunoza imitekerereze yawe, ariko ubanze uganire na muganga wawe mbere yo gutangira gahunda y’imyitozo ngororamubiri.
Ntuzuyaze kuvugana n’itsinda ry’abaganga bawe niba ibimenyetso bikomeye cyangwa niba ufite impungenge nshya. Bakunze kugira inama y’izindi ngamba cyangwa bagahindura gahunda yawe yo kuvura kugira ngo utekanye.
Nubwo udashobora gukumira kanseri yo mu muyeyo yose, ushobora kugabanya cyane ibyago byayo hifashishijwe imibereho myiza n’isuzuma rya buri gihe. Uburyo bwo gukumira bukoreshwa cyane buhuza imibereho myiza n’isuzuma ry’abaganga ribereye ukurikije imyaka yawe n’ibyago byawe.
Gusuzuma hakiri kare ni bwo buryo bukomeye bwo gukumira. Colonoscopy ishobora kubona no gukuraho polyps zidakomeye mbere yuko zihinduka kanseri, bikabuza indwara gutera. Abantu benshi bagomba gutangira gusuzuma bafite imyaka 45, cyangwa mbere niba bafite ibyago.
Impinduka mu mibereho zishobora kugufasha kugabanya ibyago byawe birimo:
Hari ubushakashatsi bwerekana ko imiti imwe nka calcium na vitamine D ishobora kugira akamaro mu kurinda, ariko ni byiza kubona izi ntungamubiri mu biryo bishoboka. Ubanze uganire na muganga wawe mbere yo kubikoresha.
Niba ufite indwara y’umwijima, korana na gastroenterologist wawe kugira ngo ugenzure neza ubuzima bwawe. IBD igenzurwa neza ishobora kugabanya ibyago bya kanseri ugereranije n’indwara idagenzurwa neza.
Gutegura gahunda yawe yo kujya kwa muganga bigufasha kugira icyo umara igihe cyanyu hamwe na muganga kandi impungenge zawe zose zigakemurwa. Gufata iminota mike kugira ngo utegure ibitekerezo byawe mbere bishobora gutuma uruzinduko rurangira neza kandi nta kwitinya.
Andika ibimenyetso byawe byose, harimo igihe byatangiye, ukuntu bikunze kubaho, n’icyo biba byiza cyangwa biba bibi. Jya ugaragaza neza impinduka mu mirire y’amatara, amaraso yose wabonye, n’ukuntu ibimenyetso byawe bigira ingaruka ku buzima bwawe bwa buri munsi.
Zana amakuru akomeye:
Tegura ibibazo uzabaza muganga wawe, nko kumenya ibizamini ushobora gukora, icyo ibyavuye bishobora gusobanura, n’uburyo bwo kuvura buhari. Ntukabe uhangayitse kubabaza ibibazo byinshi – muganga wawe ashaka kugufasha kumva neza uko uhagaze.
Niba uhangayitse kubera gahunda, ibyo ni ibisanzwe. Tekereza kuzana agatabo kugira ngo wandike amakuru akomeye, kuko bishobora kuba bigoye kwibuka byose byavuzwe igihe uhangayitse.
Ikintu cy’ingenzi cyo kwibuka kuri kanseri yo mu muyeyo ni uko kubimenya hakiri kare bikiza ubuzima. Iyo imenyekanye hakiri kare, kanseri yo mu muyeyo ivurwa neza, abantu benshi bakabaho ubuzima buzira umuze nyuma yo kuvurwa.
Ntutirengagize impinduka zikomeje mu mirire y’amatara cyangwa ibindi bimenyetso bibangamira. Nubwo ibi bimenyetso bikunze kuba bifite impamvu zidakomeye, kubisuzuma vuba bigatuma niba hari kanseri, ishobora kuvurwa hakiri kare igihe kuvurwa ari byo byiza.
Gusuzuma hakiri kare ni bwo buryo bwawe bwiza bwo kurinda kanseri yo mu muyeyo. Niba ufite imyaka 45 cyangwa irengeje, cyangwa niba ufite ibyago nko kuba ufite amateka y’umuryango, uganire na muganga wawe ku bijyanye no gusuzuma. Gusuzuma bishobora gukumira kanseri hamenyekanye kandi hakurwaho polyps zidakomeye mbere yuko zihinduka mbi.
Wibuke ko kugira ibyago ntibisobanura ko uzagira kanseri yo mu muyeyo, kandi ibintu byinshi by’ibyago byawe biri mu bubasha bwawe hifashishijwe imibereho myiza. Shyira imbaraga mu byo ushobora kugenzura mu gihe ukomeza gusuzuma uko bikwiye.
Kanseri yo mu muyeyo na kanseri yo mu mwijima bifitanye isano ariko ntabwo ari kimwe. Zombi ni ubwoko bwa kanseri yo mu muyeyo, ariko kanseri yo mu muyeyo iba mu gice cya nyuma cya santimetero 15 z’umwijima munini. Nubwo zifitanye isano mu mpamvu n’ibyago, kanseri yo mu muyeyo ikunze gusaba uburyo butandukanye bwo kuvura bitewe n’aho iherereye hafi y’umushinya n’ikibuno.
Kanseri yo mu muyeyo ikura buhoro buhoro mu myaka myinshi, ikunze gutangira nk’utudomo duto buhoro buhoro bihinduka kanseri. Ariko kandi, umuvuduko wo gukura ushobora gutandukana cyane hagati y’abantu n’ubwoko bwa kanseri. Ubwoko bumwe na bumwe bukura vuba, ariyo mpamvu gusuzuma ibimenyetso vuba n’isuzuma rya buri gihe ari ingenzi.
Nubwo kanseri yo mu muyeyo ari yo isanzwe mu bantu barengeje imyaka 50, ishobora kuba mu bantu bakiri bato. Abantu bafite imyaka iri munsi ya 50 bagiye biyongera mu myaka yashize, nubwo impamvu zitaramenyekana neza. Niba uri muto kandi ufite ibimenyetso bibangamira, ntukavuge ko uri muto cyane kuri kanseri – uganire ku bimenyetso byawe na muganga wawe.
Ibyago byo gukira kanseri yo mu muyeyo biterwa cyane n’icyiciro cyayo igihe yamenyekanye. Iyo imenyekanye hakiri kare kandi ikaba iri mu muyeyo, ibyago byo gukira mu myaka 5 ni hejuru ya 90%. Nubwo kanseri yakwirakwiye mu mitsi iri hafi, abantu benshi bagira ibyiza byiza hakoreshejwe uburyo bwiza bwo kuvura. Ibyago byawe biterwa n’ibintu byinshi muganga wawe ashobora kukubwira.
Si buri wese ufite kanseri yo mu muyeyo ukeneye colostomy ya buri gihe. Abantu benshi bashobora kubagwa mu buryo bubungabunga imikorere isanzwe y’amatara. Rimwe na rimwe, colostomy y’igihe gito irakenewe kugira ngo ikomere gikire nyuma yo kubaga, ariko irashobora gusubizwa nyuma. Muganga wawe azakubwira niba colostomy ari ngombwa ukurikije aho udukoba twawe duherereye n’uburyo bwo kuvura.
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