Ubuhlungu beSarcoma: Izimpawu, Izimbangela, Nokwelashwa

ISarcoma uhlobo lolwempilo olukhula ezihlangwini ezithambile noma emathanjeni omzimba wakho. Ngokungafani nezinye izinhlobo zekansa ezivame kakhulu eziqala ezingutsheni ezinjengobuso noma amaphaphu, i-sarcomas ikhula ezicutshini ezihlanganisa futhi zixhase izingxenye ezahlukene zomzimba wakho.

Lezi zinhlobo zekansa zingabonakala cishe kunoma iyiphi indawo yomzimba wakho, kusuka emiphongolweni yakho nakho konakele kuya ezinhlanzi zegazi nasezinzwa. Nakuba i-sarcomas ingavamile uma iqhathaniswa nezinye izinhlobo zekansa, ukuyiqonda kungakusiza ukuthi uqaphele lapho kukhona okudinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.

Iyini iSarcoma?

ISarcoma empeleni yiqembu lezinye izinhlobo zekansa ezingaphezu kuka-70 ezabelana ngesici esiyinhloko. Zonke ziqala kulokho odokotela abakubiza ngokuthi yi-mesenchymal tissue, okuyisisekelo somzimba wakho.

Cabanga ngomzimba wakho njengendlu. Ngenkathi ezinye izinhlobo zekansa zingase ziqale “emakamelweni” (izingutsheni), i-sarcomas iqala “ezinto zokwakha” njengezakhiwo, ukufakwa, noma ukuxhuma. Lokhu kuhlanganisa imisipha yakho, amatenda, ukunakekela, izinhlanzi zegazi, izinhlanzi ze-lymph, izinzwa, namathambo.

ISarcomas yenza cishe i-1% yazo zonke izinhlobo zekansa zabantu abadala kanye no-15% wekansa yabantwana. Nakuba zingavamile, zidinga ukunakekelwa okukhethekile ngoba ziphatha ngokuhlukile kwezinye izinhlobo zekansa.

Ziyini Izinhlobo zeSarcoma?

Odokotela bahlukanisa i-sarcomas zibe izigaba ezimbili eziyinhloko ngokusekelwe lapho zikhula khona. Lokhu kuhlukaniswa kusiza ekutholeni indlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu yomuntu ngamunye.

ISoft tissue sarcomas ikhula ezicutshini ezithambile, ezisekelayo zomzimba wakho. Lokhu kuhlanganisa imisipha yakho, ukunakekela, izinhlanzi zegazi, izinzwa, amatenda, kanye nokugqoka kwamajoini akho. Izinhlobo ezivamile zihlanganisa i-liposarcoma (ezicutshini zokunakekela), i-leiomyosarcoma (emiphongolweni ebushelelezi), ne-synovial sarcoma (eduze kwamajoini).

Ama-sarcoma amathambo akhula ezingxenyeni ezimqinile zesakhiwo sakho samathambo. Izinhlobo ezivame kakhulu yi-osteosarcoma (evame ukubathinta intsha), i-Ewing sarcoma (futhi ivame kakhulu kubantu abasebancane), ne-chondrosarcoma (evame ukubakhona kubantu abadala futhi ikhula emathanjeni).

Uhlobo ngalunye lunamakharekthrisesalo alwalo, izindawo ezithandwayo emzimbeni, nokuphendula kokwelashwa. Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lizoqonda uhlobo oluthile ngokuhlola, okuqondisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha oluqondene nomuntu.

Ziyini izimpawu zeSarcoma?

Izimpawu zeSarcoma zingaba zimuncu ekuqaleni, kungakho abantu abaningi bengaqapheli ukuthi badinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Izimpawu zivame ukuxhomeka lapho i-tumor ikhula khona nokuthi ikhulu kangakanani.

Ngokuphathelene nama-sarcoma ezinhlangothini ezithambile, ungase uqaphele:

• I-lump entsha noma i-mass kuphi na emzimbeni wakho, ikakhulu uma inkulu kune-golf ball
• I-lump ekhula noma eguquka ngobukhulu
• Ubuhlungu endaweni, ikakhulu uma buya bukhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi
• Ukukhula kwesandla noma umlenze
• Ukuphelelwa yizinzwa noma ukugqolozha uma i-tumor icinezela izinzwa
• Ubunzima bokuhambisa ijoyinti noma ulwimi ngokujwayelekile
• Ubuhlungu besisu noma ukuzizwa ugcwele ngokushesha uma udle (ngema-sarcoma esiswini)

Ama-sarcoma amathambo avame ukubangela izimpawu ezahlukene:

• Ubuhlungu obungapheli emathanbeni obungase bube bukhulu ebusuku noma ngesikhathi senkambiso
• Ukukhula eduze komthambo noma ijoyinti
• I-lump eqinile phezu noma eduze komthambo
• Amathambo aphukile azenzeka ngezinhlungu ezincane
• Ubunzima ngemisebenzi evamile njengokuhamba noma ukuphakamisa
• Ukukhathala noma ukuzizwa ngokujwayelekile ungaphili kahle

Eziningi zalezi zimpawu zingaba nezinye izimbangela ezingathi sína. I-lump ingaba yi-cyst engenangozi, futhi ubuhlungu bamathambo bungaba ngenxa yokulimaza noma i-arthritis. Noma kunjalo, noma iyiphi i-lump eqhubekayo noma ekhula, ikakhulukazi enkulu kune-golf ball, kufanele ihlolwe ngokwelapha.

Yini ebangela iSarcoma?

Imbangela eqondile yesigameko esiningi se-sarcoma ayaziwa, okungase kube buhlungu uma ufuna izimpendulo. Ezimweni eziningi, i-sarcoma ithuthukela ngenxa yenguquko ye-genetic eyenzeka ngokungahleliwe njengoba amaseli ahlukaniswa futhi akhule ekuphileni kwakho.

Kodwa-ke, abacwaningi baye bathola izinto eziningi ezingase zikhulise ingozi:

Isimo se-genetic sidlala indima kwezinye izimo. Izifo ezitholakala ezindlelweni ezifana ne-Li-Fraumeni syndrome, i-neurofibromatosis, noma i-retinoblastoma zingakhuphula ingozi ye-sarcoma. Lezi zimo zikhona kusukela ekuzalweni futhi zithinta indlela amaseli akhula futhi ahlukaniswa ngayo.

Ukuphathwa ngaphambili kweradieysheni ngenxa yomdlavuza omunye kungase kube yimbangela ye-sarcoma eminyakeni kamuva. Lokhu kwenzeka kubantu abambalwa abaphathwe nge-radiation therapy, ngokuvamile eminyakeni eyi-10-20 ngemuva kokwelashwa.

Ukudalulwa kwezinto ezikhiqizwayo ezithile kuye kwaxhunyaniswa nokuthuthukiswa kwe-sarcoma. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukudalulwa kwe-vinyl chloride, i-arsenic, noma ezinye izidakamizwa ezifana ne-Agent Orange.

Ukukhula okuqhubekayo engalweni noma emilenzeni, okuvame ukubizwa ngokuthi i-lymphedema, kungase kube yimbangela yohlobo lwe-sarcoma oluthiwa yi-angiosarcoma. Lokhu kuvame kakhulu kuba ngamabhinca aphathwe ngokwelashwa komdlavuza wamabele.

Ezimweni ezingavamile, ama-viruses athile afana ne-Epstein-Barr virus noma i-human herpesvirus 8 aye axhunyaniswa nezinhlobo ezithile ze-sarcoma, ikakhulu kubantu abanesistimu yokuvikela umzimba ebuthakathaka.

Kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi ukuba nezinto ezikhuphula ingozi akusho ukuthi uzophulaphula i-sarcoma. Abantu abaningi abanezinto ezikhuphula ingozi abaphuli i-sarcoma, futhi abantu abaningi abane-sarcoma abanazo izinto ezikhuphula ingozi.

Nini Okufanele Ubone Udokotela Nge-Sarcoma?

Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma ubona noma iyiphi i-lump noma i-mass entsha, ekhula, noma enkulu kune-golf ball. Nakuba izinto eziningi zivela zingalimi, kuhlale kungcono ukuba ziqalwe ochwepheshe bezempilo.

Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma une:

• Isibopho esikhula ngokushesha noma esikhuluphindwe kabili ngobukhulu
• Ubuhlungu obukhulu obuya bukhulu noma obuphazamisa ukulala
• Isibopho esiqinile, esibekwe endaweni, noma esiboshwe emathinini angaphansi
• Ukungabi namandla, ukukhahlela, noma ubuthakathaka engalweni noma emilenzeni
• Ubuhlungu obungapheli emathanjeni obungaphuli ngokuphumula
• Ukweqa kwamafu noma amathambo aphukile kalula

Ungakhathazeki ngokuphazamisa udokotela wakho ngezinkinga. Bayeqeqeshwe ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwezimpawu ezinkulu kanye nezinguquko ezingavamile. Ukubhekwa kwasekuqaleni kungaletha ukuthula kwengqondo futhi, uma kudingeka, kuholele ekwelapheni kwangaphambili.

Ziyini Izici Zengozi ZeSarcoma?

Ukuqonda izici zengozi kungakusiza wena nodokotela wakho ukuthi nihlale niphapheme ngezinkinga ezingase zenzeke. Noma kunjalo, ukuba nezici zengozi akusho ukuthi uzophuka i-sarcoma, futhi abantu abaningi abangenazo izici zengozi bayithola leyo gciwane.

Izici zengozi ezibaluleke kakhulu zihlanganisa:

Ubudala buthinta ingozi ngokuhlukile ngezinhlobo ezahlukene. I-soft tissue sarcomas ingaba khona kunoma iyiphi iminyaka kodwa ivame kakhulu kubantu abadlula u-50. I-bone sarcomas efana ne-osteosarcoma ne-Ewing sarcoma ivame kakhulu kubantwana nasebasha.

Isimo sezofuzo elidluliselwe ngezizukulwane likhuphula ingozi kakhulu. I-Li-Fraumeni syndrome, ebangelwa ukuguqulwa kwe-TP53 gene, ikhuphula kakhulu ingozi yemikhakha eminingi yomdlavuza kuhlanganise ne-sarcoma. I-Neurofibromatosis uhlobo 1 lingabangela i-sarcomas ehlobene nezinzwa.

Ukuphathwa komdlavuza wangaphambili kungadala ingozi yesikhathi eside. Abantu abamukelwe ukwelashwa ngomgogodla banengozi encane eyenyuke yokuthuthukisa i-sarcoma endaweni ewelashwe, ngokuvamile eminyakeni eminingi kamuva.

Izimo zezokwelapha ezithile zingase zinikeze ingozi. I-Chronic lymphedema, i-Paget's disease yethambo, noma ukuba nesistimu yokulwa nezifo ebuthakathaka kungandisa ukuqabuleka kwezinhlobo ezithile ze-sarcoma.

Ukudla kwamandla emvelo nasemsebenzini izinto ezikhiqizwayo ezinjengokhilidi le-vinyl, i-arsenic, noma ezinye izidakamizwa zezitshalo kuye kwaxhunyaniswa nokukhula komngcipheko we-sarcoma, yize lokhu kuhlanganisa izingxenye ezincane kakhulu zamacala.

Abantu abaningi abane-sarcoma abanawo ama-risk factor aqondakalayo, okusikhumbuza ukuthi lezi zifo zekhanda zivame ukuvela ngenxa yenguquko ye-genetic engaqondakali engase ibe khona kunoma ubani.

Ziyini Izingozi Ezingase Zenzeke NgoSarcoma?

Njengamanye ama-cancer, i-sarcoma ingabangela ubunzima kokubili esifweni ngokwalo nakwelapho. Ukuqonda lezi zinto ezingase zenzeke kungakusiza ukusebenza neqembu lakho lezokwelapha ukuvimbela noma ukulawula ngokuphumelelayo.

Ubunzima obuvela embusweni ngokwawo bungafaka phakathi:

• Ukubhebhetheka ezicutshini noma ezihlokweni eziseduze, okwenza ukwelashwa kube nzima kakhulu
• I-Metastasis ezingxenyeni ezikude zomzimba, ikakhulukazi emaphashini
• Ukonakala kwama-nerve uma umdlavuza ucindezela noma ukhula ezinzwa
• Ukuphuka kwama-bone uma umdlavuza ubuthakathaka ubukhulu bethambo
• Ukusebenza okungalungile komzimba uma umdlavuza uthinta izitho ezibalulekile
• Ubuhlungu obuhlala njalo obudinga ukuphathwa okukhethekile

Ubunzima obuhambisana nokwelashwa bungase buhluke kuye ngendlela esetshenziswayo:

• Ubunzima bokuhlinzwa njengokulimala, ukuphuza igazi, noma ukulahlekelwa umsebenzi
• Imiphumela emibi yokuqothula okuhlanganisa ukuguquka kwesikhumba, ukukhathala, noma ukonakala kwezicubu
• Imiphumela ye-chemotherapy njengokuphefumula, ukukhathala, noma ukwanda komngcipheko wokutheleleka
• Imiphumela yexesha elide ekukhuleni nasekuthuthukiseni kubantwana
• Ama-cancer wesibili angase avele eminyakeni eminingi ngemuva kokwelashwa

Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lizokuxoxela ngalezi zingozi futhi lisebenze ukuze kunciphisa ubunzima ngenkathi likhuthaza ukusebenza kahle kokwelashwa. Ubunzima obuningi bungavikelwa noma bulawulwe ngempumelelo ngokunakekelwa okuqondile nokubhekwa.

I-Sarcoma Ihlonishwa Kanjani?

Ukuxilongwa kwesarcoma kudinga izinyathelo eziningi ukuqinisekisa ukuba kukhona umdlavuza nokuthola uhlobo oluthile. Udokotela wakho uzoqala ngokuhlola okuningiliziwe bese enqopha izivivinyo ezithile uma kudingeka.

Inqubo yokuxilonga iqala ngokuhlolwa komzimba lapho udokotela wakho azothinta khona ibhala noma indawo elimele. Bazokuhlupha ngezimpawu zakho, umlando wezokwelapha, nanoma yimiphi imilandu yomndeni yomdlavuza.

Izivivinyo ze-Imaging zisiza ukubona i-tumor nobudlelwano bayo nezinye izicubu. Udokotela wakho angase anqophe i-X-ray, i-CT scan, i-MRI, noma i-PET scan. I-MRI iwusizo kakhulu kuma-sarcomas ezinhlangothini ezithambile ngoba ibonisa izithombe ezinemininingwane yemisipha, amafutha, nezinye izicubu ezithambile.

I-Biopsy yivivinyo eliqinisekile lokuxilongwa kwesarcoma. Phakathi kwenqubo, isampula encane yesicubu isuswa bese ihlolwa ngaphansi komkhiqizo. Lokhu kungenziwa ngenhlanzi (i-needle biopsy) noma ngokusika okuncane okuhlinzayo (i-surgical biopsy).

Izivivinyo zelebhu kwisampula ye-biopsy zisiza ukubona uhlobo oluthile lwesarcoma. Lezi zingafaka izimpawu ezikhethekile, ukuhlolwa kwe-genetic, noma ukuhlaziywa kwe-molecular okuqondisa izinqumo zokwelashwa.

Kungenzeka kudingeke ezinye izivivinyo ukuze kubonwe ukuthi umdlavuza usakazeke yini. Lezi zingafaka i-chest X-rays, i-CT scans yesifuba nesisu, noma i-bone scans.

Yonke inqubo yokuxilonga ingathatha amasonto ambalwa, okungase kuzwakale kukucindezela. Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lizokugcina ulwazi ngesinyathelo ngasinye nokuthi imiphumela isho ukuthini ngokunakekelwa kwakho.

Iyini Ukwelashwa Kwesarcoma?

Ukuphathwa kwesarcoma kuyahlukahluka kakhulu kuye ngohlobo, indawo, ubukhulu, nesigaba somdlavuza wakho. Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lizokwakha uhlelo lokwelashwa oluqondene nawe olufaka indlela eyodwa noma ngaphezulu.

Ukuhlinzwa kuyindlela yokuqala yokwelapha ama-sarcoma amaningi. Umgomo ukususa isibopho sonke kanye nomda wethishu eliphilile elizungezile. Ngama-sarcoma elinyawo, ochwepheshe bokuhlinzwa basebenza kanzima ukuze balondoloze umsebenzi ngesikhathi beqinisekisa ukususwa okuphelele komdlavuza.

Ukwelashwa ngomgogodla kusebenzisa imisebe yamandla aphezulu ukubhubhisa amakhemikhali omdlavuza. Kungase kunikezwe ngaphambi kokuhlinzwa ukuze kunciphise isibopho, ngemuva kokuhlinzwa ukususa amakhemikhali omdlavuza asaleyo, noma njengokwelashwa okuyinhloko uma ukuhlinzwa kungenakwenzeka.

I-Chemotherapy ihilela imithi ehamba ngegazi lakho ukuze ulwe namakhemikhali omdlavuza. Ivame ukusetshenziswa ngezinhlobo ezithile zama-sarcoma, ikakhulukazi kubantwana nabantu abadala abasebancane, noma lapho umdlavuza usuvele usakaze.

Ukwelashwa okuqondiswe ngqo kuyindlela entsha ehlasela izici ezithile zamaseli omdlavuza. Lezi zindlela zokwelapha ziyatholakala ngezinhlobo ezithile zama-sarcoma futhi zingabangela imiphumela emibi emincane kunoku-chemotherapy evamile.

Ngama-sarcoma amathambo, ukwelashwa kuvame ukubandakanya ukusetshenziswa kwe-chemotherapy nokuhlinzwa. I-chemotherapy ivame ukunikwa kokubili ngaphambi nangemuva kokuhlinzwa ukuthuthukisa imiphumela.

Uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa luzoxoxwa ngokuningiliziwe neqembu lakho le-oncology, elingabandakanya ochwepheshe bokuhlinzwa be-oncology, ochwepheshe be-oncology bezokwelapha, ochwepheshe be-oncology bomgogodla, nabanye ochwepheshe abasebenza ndawonye ukuhlinzeka ngokunakekelwa okuphelele.

Indlela Yokuthatha Ukwelashwa Ekhaya Ngesikhathi Se-Sarcoma?

Ukuphatha i-sarcoma ekhaya kuhilela ukusekela umzimba wakho ngesikhathi sokwelashwa ngenkathi ulondoloza ikhwalithi yokuphila kwakho. Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lizonika isiqondiso esithile, kepha kunezindlela ezijwayelekile ezingasiza abantu abaningi.

Ukuphathwa kobuhlungu kuvame ukuba yinto ebalulekile. Thatha imithi ephikisana nobuhlungu njengoba kuqondiswe, futhi ungalindi kuze kube yilapho ubuhlungu bukhulu.

Ukusekelwa kokudla kusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ululame futhi ugcine amandla. Dlala ukudla okuncane, okuvamile uma uhlushwa ukugula. Gxila ekudleni okunamaprotheni amaningi, izithelo, nemifino. Hlala uthambile, futhi cabanga ngezinsiza zokudla uma kunconywe yiqembu lakho.

Ukuhamba nokuzivocavoca kufanele kulungiswe ngokubona amakhono akho nesigaba sokwelashwa. Ukunyakaza okuthambile, ukuthambisa, noma ukuqeqeshwa komzimba kungasiza ekuqondeni amandla nokuqina. Phumula uma udinga, kodwa zama ukuhlala usebenza ngangokunokwenzeka ngokuphepha.

Ukukhathalela isifo ngemuva kokuhlinzwa kudinga ukulandela imiyalo yochwepheshe wakho ngokucophelela. Gcina indawo icocekile futhi yomile, qaphela izimpawu zokutheleleka, futhi uhambe kuyo yonke imiqhudelwano yokulandelela.

Ukusekelwa ngokomzwelo kubalulekile ngokulinganayo. Xhumana nomndeni, abangane, noma amaqembu wokusekela. Cabanga ngokwelashwa uma uhlushwa ukukhathazeka noma ukucindezeleka. Ama-centre amaningi e-cancer anikeza izinsizakalo zomsebenzi wokuxhumana namaqembu wokusekela.

Qapha izimpawu ezinkulu njengobushushu bomzimba, ubuhlungu obungavamile, ukuphuza igazi, noma izimpawu zokutheleleka. Gcina uhlu lokuthi nini kufanele uqhakambise udokotela wakho, futhi ungangabazi ukuxhumana ngemibuzo noma ukukhathazeka.

Kufanele Uzilungiselele Kanjani Ukuya Kulo Dokotela?

Ukulungiselela izivivinyo zakho zokwelapha kungakusiza ukuthi uthole okuningi ngesikhathi sakho ndawonye futhi kuqinisekise ukuthi zonke izinkinga zakho zixazululwe. Ukulungiselela okuhle kusiza neqembu lakho lezokwelapha ukunikeza ukunakekelwa okuhle kakhulu.

Butha ulwazi lwakho lwezokwelapha kufaka phakathi imiphumela yokuvivinywa yangaphambili, izifundo zokubonisa, nemibiko ye-pathology. Letha uhlu lwawo wonke amaphilisi, izinsiza, namavithamini owathathayo, kufaka phakathi izilinganiso kanye nokuvamile.

Bhala imibuzo yakho ngaphambi kokubonisana. Qala ngezinkinga zakho ezibaluleke kakhulu uma isikhathi sifushane. Imibuzo ingafaka phakathi izinketho zokwelashwa, imiphumela emibi, ukubikezela, noma ukuthi ukwelashwa kuzothinta kanjani impilo yakho yansuku zonke.

Letha umuntu okusekelayo uma kungenzeka. Ukuba nelungu lomndeni noma umngane kungakunika ukwesekwa ngokomzwelo futhi kukusize ukukhumbula ulwazi olubalulekile oluxoxwe ngesikhathi sokuqokwa.

Bhala izimpawu zakho kufaka phakathi ukuthi zaqala nini, indlela eziye zashintsha ngayo, nokuthi yini ezenzayo zibe ngcono noma zimbi. Qaphela noma yiziphi izimpawu ezintsha noma imiphumela emibi yemithi.

Lungiselela izindaba eziphathekayo ngokuhlela ukuthutha, ikakhulukazi uma uzothola ukwelashwa okunethezeka ekukwazi kwakho ukuqhuba. Letha amakhadi yomshuwalense, imininingwane, nanoma yikuphi ukukhokha okudingekayo.

Cabanga ukuthwala incwadi noma ubuze uma ungarekhoda ingxoxo ukuze kukusize ukukhumbula imininingwane ebalulekile kamuva. Ungesabi ukubuza udokotela wakho ukuba aphindele noma achaze noma yini ongayiqondi.

Iyini i-Takeaway Key Mayelana ne-Sarcoma?

I-Sarcoma uhlobo lwesifo somdlavuza oluyimfihlo kodwa olukhulu olungakhula ezihlangwini ezithambile zomzimba wakho noma emathanjeni. Nakuba ukuxilongwa kungase kuzwakale kukhulu, intuthuko ekwelapheni iye yathuthukisa kakhulu imiphumela kubantu abaningi abane-sarcoma.

Ukutholwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nokuphathwa yiqembu elikhethekile kunikeza ithuba elihle kakhulu lokuba nemiphumela ephumelelayo. Uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izicubu ezihlala njalo, izicubu ezikhula, noma ubuhlungu obungachazeki emathanjeni, ungangabazi ukufuna ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha.

Khumbula ukuthi ukwelashwa kwe-sarcoma kuhluke kakhulu. Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lizohlangana nawe ukuze likhiqize uhlelo olungacabangi nje ngokulwa nomdlavuza, kodwa futhi ngokuqapha ikhwalithi yokuphila kwakho nomsebenzi wakho.

Ukuphila ne-sarcoma kuhilela kokubili ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha nokusekelwa ngokomzwelo. Xhumana nemithombo, buza imibuzo, futhi khumbula ukuthi awuwedwa kule ndlela. Abantu abaningi abane-sarcoma baqhubeka bephila impilo egcwele, esebenzayo ngemva kokwelashwa.

Imibuzo Evame Ukubuzwa Mayelana ne-Sarcoma

Ingabe i-sarcoma ihlala ibulawa?

Cha, i-sarcoma alihlali ibulawa. Isimo esilindelekile sihluka kakhulu kuye ngohlobo, indawo, ubukhulu, nesigaba somdlavuza lapho utholakala khona. Abantu abaningi abane-sarcoma baphathwa ngempumelelo futhi baphila isikhathi eside esijwayelekile. Ukubona kwasekuqaleni nokuphathwa amaqembu akhethekile kuye kwathuthukisa kakhulu imiphumela eminyakeni engamashumi eminyaka edlule.

Ingathintelwa yini i-sarcoma?

Iningi le-sarcomas alikwazi ukuvinjelwa ngoba ithuthukiswa yizinguquko ze-genetic ezingahleliwe. Noma kunjalo, unganciphisa ezinye izinto ezingaba yingozi ngokugwema ukukhishwa okungadingekile komshini, usebenzise imishini yokulondeka uma usebenza nezikhemikhali, futhi ugcine indlela yokuphila enempilo. Abantu abanezenhlalakahle ze-genetic ezandisa ingozi ye-sarcoma kufanele basebenze nodokotela babo ukuze bahlonzwe ngokufanele.

I-sarcoma ikhula kangakanani?

Izilinganiso zokukhula kwe-sarcoma zihluka kakhulu phakathi kwezinhlobo ezahlukene nezimangalo zomuntu ngamunye. Ezinye i-sarcomas zikhula kancane ezinyangeni noma eminyakeni, kanti ezinye zingathuthuka futhi zisakazeke ngokushesha. I-sarcomas ezingama-high-grade zivame ukukhula ngokushesha kune-low-grade. Yingakho noma iyiphi inqwaba entsha noma eshintshayo kufanele ihlolwe ngokushesha ngumhlinzeki wezempilo.

Uyini umehluko phakathi kwe-sarcoma nezinye izifo zomdlavuza?

I-Sarcomas ithuthukiswa ezihlangeneni zezimbodi zomzimba njengemisipha, amathambo, amafutha, nemiphunga, kuyilapho iningi lezinye izifo zomdlavuza liqala ezihlabathini noma ezindlini. I-Sarcomas iyincani kakhulu, iqukethe kuphela cishe i-1% yezifo zomdlavuza zabantu abadala. Zivame futhi ukudinga izindlela zokwelapha ezahlukene futhi zivame ukuphathwa amaqembu akhethekile e-sarcoma.

Ingabe abantwana bangathola i-sarcoma?

Yebo, abantwana bangathuthukisa i-sarcoma, futhi empeleni kuvamile kubantwana kunabantu abadala ngezinhlobo ezithile. I-Sarcomas iqukethe cishe i-15% yezifo zomdlavuza zabantwana. I-Sarcomas yamathambo njenge-osteosarcoma ne-Ewing sarcoma ivame kakhulu kubasakhula nabantu abadala abasebancane. I-Sarcomas yabantwana ivame ukuphendula kahle ekwelapheni, futhi abantwana abaningi baqhubeka bephila impilo enempilo.