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Umgxuma wokwephukutheleni uqala lapho amaseli ezikhukhuleni zakho eqala ukukhula ngokungaphelile, enza iziphumu ezingaphazamisa umsebenzi ojwayelekile wezikhukhulu zakho. Izikhukhulu zakho yizitho ezimbili ezinobukhulu be-bean, ezinobukhulu beqhaza lakho, eziqheleke ngakwesokunxele nesokudla kwesigxobo sakho ngaphansi kwamabhabha akho. Zisebenza usuku lonke ukuhlanza udoti egazini lakho futhi zenze umchamo, ngakho-ke lapho umgxuma ukhula lapha, ungaphazamisa le nqubo ebalulekile yokuhlanza umzimba wakho oyiqondayo.
Umgxuma wokwephukutheleni uqala lapho amaseli aphilile ekhukhuleni eba ngamasela angajwayelekile futhi azale ngokungaphelile. Iningi lemigxuma yokwephukutheleni liqala ezimpompeni ezincane ezikhukhuleni zakho ebizwa ngokuthi ama-nephrons, afana nezigidi zama-filters ezincane ezicoca igazi lakho.
Uhlobo oluvamile kakhulu yi-renal cell carcinoma, olukwakha cishe u-85% wabo bonke umgxuma wokwephukutheleni. Cabanga ngalo njengohlobo “oluyinhloko” odokotela abalubona kakhulu. Kukhona nawo amanye ama-types angavamile njenge-transitional cell carcinoma ne-Wilms tumor, ehlala ihlasela abantwana.
Okwenza umgxuma wokwephukutheleni ube nzima kakhulu ukuthi ukhula ngokuthula ngaphandle kwezimpawu ezicacile ezigabeni zokuqala. Izikhukhulu zakho zihlala zifihliwe ngaphakathi komzimba wakho, ngakho-ke iziphumu ezincane zingakhula ngaphandle kokuthi uzizwe uhlukile ekuqaleni.
Umgxuma wokwephukutheleni oqala ngokuvamile awubangeli izimpawu ezibonakalayo, kungakho ngezinye izikhathi ubizwa ngokuthi “ugula oluthule.” Lapho izimpawu ziveleka, zingaba zimbi futhi zingabonakala zihambisana nezinye izimo ezingathandeki.
Nazi izimpawu ongazihlangabezana nazo, kusukela ezivamile kakhulu kuya kulabo abangavamile:
Abanye abantu nabo bahlangabezana nezimpawu ezingavamile njengokuvuvukala ezinyaweni, ukucindezeleka kwegazi okuvela ngokuzumayo, noma i-anemia. Lokhu kwenzeka ngoba umgxuma wokwephukutheleni ngezinye izikhathi ungaphazamisa indlela umzimba wakho ophatha ngayo amanzi futhi wenze ama-hormones athile.
Khumbula, ukuba nesimpawu esisodwa noma ngaphezulu akusho ukuthi unemgxuma wokwephukutheleni. Izimo eziningi zingabangela izimpawu ezifanayo, kodwa kufanele uhlole nodokotela wakho uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izinguquko eziqhubekayo.
Kukhona izinhlobo eziningi zomgxuma wokwephukutheleni, ngayinye iqala ezingxenyeni ezahlukene zekhukhulu lakho. Ukuqonda uhlobo kusiza udokotela wakho ukuhlela indlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu yesimo sakho esithile.
Izinhlobo eziyinhloko zihlanganisa:
I-renal cell carcinoma inezinhlobo eziningi, nge-clear cell iyona evamile kakhulu. Udokotela wakho angakwazi ukuthola uhlobo oluqondile nge-biopsy nezivivinyo zokwenza izithombe. Uhlobo ngalunye luphatha ngokuhlukile futhi luphendula ezinye izindlela zokwelapha, kungakho kubalulekile ukuthola ukuxilongwa okuqondile.
Umgxuma wokwephukutheleni ukhula lapho okuthile kulimaza i-DNA ngaphakathi kwamaseli ekhukhulu, kubangela ukuba akhule futhi ahlukanise ngokungaphelile. Nakuba singazi ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuthi yini ebangela le nguquko, abacwaningi baye baqaphela izinto eziningi ezingandisa ingozi.
Izinto eziyinhloko ezingozi zihlanganisa:
Iminyaka nayo idlala indima, ngoba iningi lemigxuma yokwephukutheleni liqala kubantu abadala kuno-45. Amadoda athola umgxuma wokwephukutheleni kancane kunabesifazane, nakuba odokotela bangaqiniseki ngokuphelele ukuthi kungani lokhu kwenzeka.
Kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi ukuba nezinto ezingozi akusho ukuthi uzoba nomgxuma wokwephukutheleni. Abantu abaningi abanazo izinto eziningi ezingozi abazutholi le gciwane, kanti abanye abangenazo izinto ezaziwayo ezingozi bayazithola.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma uqaphela igazi emchameni wakho, ngisho noma kwenzeka kanye kuphela. Lesi simpawu sihlale sifuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uzwa ubuhlungu noma ezinye izimpawu.
Futhi xhumana nodokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu obuqhubekayo emuva noma ohlangothini obungaphuli ngokuphumula noma izindlela ezijwayelekile zokunciphisa ubuhlungu. Ubuhlungu obuvusa ebusuku noma obukhula ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kubaluleke kakhulu ukuxoxa ngakho.
Ungalindi ukufuna ukunakekelwa uma uhlangabezana nokwehla kwesisindo okungachazeki kanye nokukhathala, ikakhulukazi uma uqaphele nezinguquko esifisweni sakho sokudla. Nakuba lezi zimpawu zingaba nezizathu eziningi, kungcono ukuzihlola ngokushesha kunokuba ulibale.
Uma unomlando womndeni womgxuma wokwephukutheleni noma izimo ze-genetic ezaziwayo ezikhuphula ingozi yakho, xoxa nodokotela wakho ngezinhlelo ezifanele zokuhlola. Ukutholwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kwenza ukwelashwa kube nomphumela kakhulu.
Izinto eziningi zingandisa amathuba akho okuthola umgxuma wokwephukutheleni, nakuba ukuba nalezi zinto ezingozi akusho ukuthi uzoba nale gciwane. Ukuqonda lezi zinto kungakusiza wenze izinqumo ezinolwazi ngempilo yakho nokuhlolwa.
Izinto ezingozi ezihlobene nendlela yokuphila ongazithinta zihlanganisa:
Izinto zezokwelapha neze-genetic ongenakuzilawula zihlanganisa:
Ukuvezwa emsebenzini ezintweni ezifana ne-asbestos, i-cadmium, noma amanye amasolvendi e-organic nako kungandisa ingozi. Uma usebenza emikhakheni lapho lezi zinto zingase zivele khona, kulungile ukulandela izinqubo zokuphepha nokusebenzisa imishini yokukhuselwa.
Umgxuma wokwephukutheleni ungabangela izinhlanganisela eziningi, kokubili umgxuma ngokwawo futhi ngezinye izikhathi ngokwelashwa. Ukuqonda lezi zinto kungakusiza ukwazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyilinde futhi nini okufanele ufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okwengeziwe.
Izinhlanganisela ezihlobene ngqo nomgxuma zihlanganisa:
Izinhlanganisela ezihlobene nokwelashwa zingaba izinhlanganisela zokuthunga njengokuphuma kwegazi noma ukutheleleka, imiphumela emibi yemithi, noma ukuguqulwa okwesikhashana komsebenzi wekhukhulu. Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha liqapha eduze lezi zinkinga futhi linezindlela zokuzilawula.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izinhlanganisela eziningi zingavikeleka noma ziphathwe kahle uma zitholakala ngokushesha. Ukuvakasha okuqhubekayo kokulandelela kuvumela iqembu lakho lezokwelapha ukubona futhi kulungise izinkinga ngaphambi kokuba zibe nzima.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimba wonke amacala omgxuma wokwephukutheleni, ungathatha izinyathelo zokunciphisa ingozi yakho. Izindlela ezisebenzayo kakhulu zokuvimbela zigxile ezinguqukweni zendlela yokuphila ezisekela impilo enhle yekhukhulu.
Nazi izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu ongazenza:
Uma usebenza ne-chemicals noma emikhakheni enezingozi ezingaba khona zomgxuma wokwephukutheleni, hlala ulandela izinqubo zokuphepha. Gqoka imishini yokukhuselwa futhi uqinisekise ukuthi kukhona umoya omuhle endaweni yakho yokusebenza.
Kubantu abanazo izimo ze-genetic ezikhuphula ingozi yomgxuma wokwephukutheleni, ukusebenza nomxhumanisi we-genetic nokulandela izinhlelo zokuhlola ezinikeziwe kubaluleke kakhulu. Lezi zinyathelo zokuzinakekela zingasiza ekutholeni noma yiziphi izinkinga ezigabeni zokuqala, ezilula kakhulu zokwelapha.
Ukuthola umgxuma wokwephukutheleni ngokuvamile kuqala ngodokotela wakho ebuza ngezimpawu zakho nomlando wakho wezokwelapha, okulandelelwa yi-physical exam. Uma kukhona ukungabaza ngomgxuma wokwephukutheleni, ukuhlolwa okuningi kusiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuxilongwa nokuthola isigaba somgxuma.
Inqubo yokuxilongwa ngokuvamile ihlanganisa lezi zinyathelo:
I-CT scans ngokuvamile iyona i-imaging test yokuqala esetshenziswayo ngoba ingabonisa iziphumu zekhukhulu ngokucacile. Udokotela wakho angase asebenzise i-contrast dye ukwenza izithombe zibe nemininingwane engaphezulu, okusiza ekuhlukaniseni umgxuma ne-tissue yekhukhulu ejwayelekile.
Ngokuthakazelisayo, umgxuma wokwephukutheleni ngezinye izikhathi utholakala ngengozi ngesikhathi sokuhlola okwenziwe ngezizathu ezithile. Lezi “zitholakala” ngezinye izikhathi zibamba umgxuma ezigabeni zokuqala, ezilula kakhulu zokwelapha.
Ukwelashwa komgxuma wokwephukutheleni kuncike ezintweni eziningi ezihlanganisa usayizi womgxuma, indawo, isigaba, nempilo yakho yonke. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imingxuma eminingi yokwephukutheleni ingaphathwa ngempumelelo, ikakhulukazi uma itholakala ngokushesha.
Ukuhlinzwa kusala ukwelashwa okuyinhloko kwemingxuma eminingi yokwephukutheleni. Udokotela wakho angase asuse kuphela isiphumu nezinye izicubu ezizungezile (i-partial nephrectomy) noma ikhukhulu lonke (i-radical nephrectomy). Iningi lalezi zinqubo zokuthunga manje lingenziwa ngezindlela ezincane zokuthunga ngezinsiza ezincane.
Ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zihlanganisa:
Iqembu lakho lokwelapha lizohlangana nawe ukukhetha indlela engcono kakhulu ngesimo sakho esithile. Abantu abaningi benza kahle kakhulu ngokwelashwa, ikakhulukazi lapho umgxuma wokwephukutheleni utholakala ngaphambi kokuba usabalale ngaphandle kwekhukhulu.
Ukuphatha izimpawu nemiphumela emibi ekhaya kudlala indima ebalulekile ehlelweni lakho lokwelashwa lonke. Izindlela ezilula zingakusiza uzizwe ukhululekile futhi ugcine amandla akho ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Ukuze uthole induduzo jikelele nokuphathwa kwamandla:
Ukuphathwa kobuhlungu kungase kuhlanganise ukusebenzisa imithi ebhaliwe yokuhlanza ubuhlungu njengoba kuyalwe, ukufaka i-heat noma i-cold packs ezindaweni ezibuhlungu, nokwenza izindlela zokuphumula njengokuphefumula okujulile. Unganqikazi ukuxhumana neqembu lakho lezokwelapha uma ubuhlungu bube nzima ukulawula.
Gcina uxhumano nomndeni nabangane, njengoba ukwesekwa ngokomzwelo kuchaphazela kakhulu indlela ozizwa ngayo ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi amaqembu wokwesekwa awusizo ekuhlanganiseni nabanye abaqonda lokho abakubhekana nakho.
Ukulungiselela i-appointment yakho kusiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi uthola okuningi ngesikhathi sakho neqembu lezokwelapha. Ukuba uhleliwe kukuvumela ukumboza konke ukukhathazeka kwakho futhi kusiza udokotela wakho ukunikeza ukunakekelwa okungcono kakhulu.
Ngaphambi kwe-appointment yakho, buza le mininingwane ebalulekile:
Bhala imibuzo yakho ngaphambi kwesikhathi ukuze ungakhohlwa ukuyibuza. Imibuzo ebalulekile ingase ihlanganise ukubuza ngokuxilongwa kwakho, izindlela zokwelapha, imiphumela emibi okulindeleke, nokuthi ukwelashwa kungase kuthinte kanjani impilo yakho yansuku zonke.
Cabanga ukuletha ilungu lomndeni omethembayo noma umngane e-appointment yakho. Bangakusiza ukukhumbula ulwazi oluxoxiwe futhi banikeze ukwesekwa ngokomzwelo. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi kuwusizo ukuthatha amanothi noma ukubuza uma bangarekhoda izingxenye ezibalulekile zengxoxo.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyiqonde ngomgxuma wokwephukutheleni ukuthi ukutholwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nokwelashwa kuphumelela kakhulu. Nakuba umqondo womgxuma ungase ube nzima, abantu abaningi abanomgxuma wokwephukutheleni bayaqhubeka bephila impilo egcwele, enempilo ngemuva kokwelashwa.
Qaphela umzimba wakho futhi ungawadeli izimpawu eziqhubekayo, ikakhulukazi igazi emchameni noma ubuhlungu emuva obungachazeki. Lezi zimpawu zinezizathu eziningi ezingaba khona, kodwa zihlale zidinga ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha ukuze kuvinjwe izimo ezinzima.
Khumbula ukuthi unokulawula okuningi ngengozi yakho yomgxuma wokwephukutheleni kunalokho ongakucinga. Izinqubo ezilula zendlela yokuphila njengokungabhemi, ukugcina isisindo esinempilo, nokulawula ukucindezeleka kwegazi kunganciphisa kakhulu amathuba akho okuthola le gciwane.
Uma uthola ukuxilongwa komgxuma wokwephukutheleni, yazi ukuthi izindlela zokwelapha ziye zaphucuka kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva. Sebenza eduze neqembu lakho lezokwelapha, buza imibuzo, futhi unganqikazi ukufuna imibono yesibili ngezinqumo ezinkulu zokwelapha. Awuwedwa kule ndlela.
Yebo, ungaphila impilo evamile ngokuphelele ngekhukhulu elilodwa eliphilisayo. Ikhukhulu lakho elisele lizokhula libe likhulu futhi lisebenze nzima ukuhlanganisa leli lingasekho, ngokuvamile lilawula yonke imisebenzi yokuhlanza umzimba wakho edingekayo. Abantu abaningi abaziboni ngisho nokuhluka ekuzizweni kwabo nsuku zonke ngemuva kokuhlinzwa kokususwa kwekhukhulu.
Umgxuma wokwephukutheleni ngokuvamile awubuli mali, ikakhulukazi uma utholakala ngokushesha. Izinga lokuphila iminyaka emihlanu lomgxuma wokwephukutheleni ongaphulanga ngaphandle kwekhukhulu lingaphezu kuka-90%. Ngisho noma umgxuma usabalale ezindaweni eziseduze, abantu abaningi baphila iminyaka eminingi ngempilo enhle ngokwelashwa kwamanje.
Ubuhlungu bomgxuma wokwephukutheleni ngokuvamile buzwakala njengokuhlungu okuthambile noma ukungakhululeki okuqhubekayo ohlangothini, emuva, noma endaweni yeflank. Ngokungafani nobuhlungu bamasikazi obuza nokuphela, lobu buhlungu buhlala bukhona futhi abuphuli ngokushintsha isikhundla noma ukuphumula. Abanye abantu bayichaza njengomuzwa ojulile, ohlala ukhula kunokuba ubuhlungu obukhulu noma obukhulu.
Izinga lokukhula komgxuma wokwephukutheleni liyahlukahluka kakhulu kuye ngohlobo nezinto zomuntu siqu. Eminye imingxuma yokwephukutheleni ikhula kancane kakhulu eminyakeni eminingi, kanti amanye angasabalala ngokushesha ezinyangeni ezimbalwa. Iningi le-renal cell carcinomas likhula ngesivinini esilinganiselayo, kungakho ukuqapha okuqhubekayo nokwelashwa ngesikhathi esifanele kuwumsebenzi.
Umgxuma wokwephukutheleni ungabuya ngemuva kokwelashwa, kungakho ukuvakasha okuqhubekayo kokulandelela kubalulekile. Noma kunjalo, amazinga okuphinda avele aphansi ngezindlela ezithuthukisiwe zokuthunga nokwelashwa okungcono. Iningi lokuphinda kuvela eminyakeni embalwa yokuqala ngemuva kokwelashwa, futhi amaningi angaphathwa ngempumelelo futhi uma etholakala ngokushesha ngokuqapha.
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