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Ubuhlungu bezisu ezincane luhlobo oluyimfihlo lomdlavuza olukhula esiswini sakho esincane, umgudu omde ohlanganisa isisu sakho nesisu sakho esikhulu. Nakuba kubalwa ngaphansi kuka-5% yazo zonke izifo zomdlavuza wokugaya ukudla, ukuqonda lesi simo kungakusiza ukuthi uqaphele izimpawu ezingase zikhona futhi ufuna ukunakekelwa okufanele uma kudingeka.
Isisu sakho esincane sidlala indima ebalulekile ekugayeni ukudla nokubamba izondlo. Uma amaseli omdlavuza ehlala kule ndawo, angaphazamisa le mi sebenzi ebalulekile futhi angase asakazeke kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho uma engaqondwa.
Izimpawu zokungcola kwezinye izisu zivame ukuvela kancane kancane futhi zingase zibe buthakathaka ekuqaleni. Abantu abaningi abaziboni izibonakaliso kuze kube yilapho umdlavuza ukhule kakhulu noma uqale ukuthinta inqubo yokugaya ukudla evamile.
Izimpawu ezivamile ongazihlangabezana nazo zihlanganisa:
Abanye abantu nabo bahlangabezana nezimpawu ezingavamile njengoba benompono ongawuzwa esiswini sakho noma i-jaundice (ukufiphaza kwesikhumba namehlo) uma umdlavuza uthinta ukugeleza kwe-bile. Lezi zimpawu zingase ziye ziye, okwenza kube nzima ngezinye izikhathi ukubona isimo ekuqaleni.
Khumbula ukuthi lezi zimpawu zingase futhi zibonise ezinye izimo eziningi, ezingathí sina. Ukuba nesibonakaliso esisodwa noma ngaphezulu akusikho isisho sokuthi une-cancer, kodwa kuyadingeka ukuba ukhulume nodokotela wakho.
Ubuhlungu bezisu ezincane akuyona nje isifo esisodwa. Kunezinhlobo eziningi ezahlukene, ngayinye iqala kulo lonke uhlobo lwamaseli esiswini sakho esincane.
Izinhlobo eziyinhloko zihlanganisa:
I-Adenocarcinoma ibalwa cishe ngamaphesenti angu-40 wama-cancer ezisu ezincane futhi ngokuvamile ivela e-duodenum, ingxenye yokuqala yesisu sakho esincane. Iziqubu ze-Neuroendocrine yilona uhlobo oluvamile kakhulu futhi ngokuvamile zikhula e-ileum, ingxenye yokugcina yesisu esincane.
Wonke uhlobo luphatha ngokuhlukile futhi lungase lidingi izindlela zokwelapha ezithile. Udokotela wakho uzokunquma uhlobo oluqondile nge-biopsy nezinye izivivinyo, okusiza ukuqondisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha.
Imbangela eqondile yomdlavuza wezinye izisu ayiqondakali ngokuphelele, kodwa kwenzeka lapho amaseli avamile esiswini sakho esincane ehlanganisa ukuguqulwa kwe-genetic okubangela ukukhula okungenakulawuleka. Lezi zinguquko zamaseli zingase zihlangane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ngenxa yezinto eziningi.
Izinto eziningi zingase zikhulise ingozi yakho yokuthuthukisa lo mdlavuza:
Ezinye izifo ze-genetic ezingavamile njenge-Peutz-Jeghers syndrome zingase futhi zikhulise kakhulu ingozi yakho. Lesi simo sibangela ukuba ama-polyps akheke kulo lonke uhlangothi lwakho lokugaya ukudla, kufaka phakathi isisu esincane.
Ukuba nesici esisodwa noma ngaphezulu sobungozi akusho ukuthi uzokuthuthukisa umdlavuza wezinye izisu. Abantu abaningi abanezici zengozi abazutholi lesi sifo, kanti abanye abangenazo izici ezaziwayo bayasithola.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu eziqhubekayo zokugaya ukudla ezihlala isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto ambalwa, ikakhulukazi uma ziya ziba zimbi noma ziyaphazamisa impilo yakho yansuku zonke. Ukubheka ekuqaleni kungasiza ekutholeni imbangela nokunikeza ukwelashwa okufanele.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uqaphela:
Uma unomlando womndeni wama-cancer wokugaya ukudla noma izimo ze-genetic ezandisa ingozi yomdlavuza, xoxani ngezinketho zokuhlola nodokotela wakho. Bangakusiza ukuthola ukuthi udinga ukubhekwa njalo noma ukwelulekwa kwe-genetic.
Khumbula ukuthi izimpawu eziningi zokugaya ukudla zinezimbangela ezingathí sina, kodwa ukuzihlola kukunika ukuzola kwengqondo futhi kuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukunakekelwa okufanele uma kudingeka.
Ukuqonda izici zengozi kungakusiza wena nodokotela wakho ukuthi nihlolwe ingozi yenu siqu futhi unqume amasu afanele okubhekwa noma ukubhekwa. Ezinye izici zengozi ongazilawula, kanti ezinye azikho ngaphansi kokulawula kwakho.
Izici zengozi ezingalungiswa zihlanganisa:
Izimo zezokwelapha ezingase zikhulise ingozi yakho zihlanganisa:
Ezinye izici zesitayela sempilo zingase futhi zidlale indima, nakuba ubufakazi bungacaci njengoba kunjalo kwamanye ama-cancer. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukudla okune-processed meats eningi futhi okune-fruits nemifino encane, ukubhema, nokusebenzisa utshwala ngokweqile.
Ukuba nezici eziningi zengozi akusho ukuthi uzokuthuthukisa umdlavuza wezinye izisu, futhi abantu abaningi abangenazo izici ezaziwayo bayasithola lesi sifo.
Ubuhlungu bezisu ezincane bungase buhole ezinhlanganisela eziningi, kokubili ezivela kumdlavuza ngokwawo nakwelapho. Ukuqonda lezi zinto ezingase zenzeke kukusiza ukusebenza neqembu lakho lezokwelapha ukuze uzivimbele noma uzilawule ngokuphumelelayo.
Izinhlanganisela ezivamile kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Ukuvimbela kwamathumbu kungenye yezinhlanganisela ezinkulu kakhulu eziqondile. Kungabangela ubuhlungu obukhulu, ukugabha, nokungakwazi ukukhulula isisu noma igesi. Lesi simo sidinga ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo ukuze kuvinjelwe ezinye izinhlanganisela.
Izinhlanganisela ezihlobene nokwelashwa zingase zihlanganise izingozi zokuthatha izinyathelo njengokuqhekeka, ukuphuza igazi, noma izinkinga zokululama kwesilonda. I-Chemotherapy ingabangela ukukhathala, ukuphefumula, ukwanda kengozi yokutheleleka, noma ukonakala kwama-nerve. Ukwelashwa ngomgqomo kungabangela ukuqhekeka kwesikhumba, izinkinga zokugaya ukudla, noma ukusoka isikhathi eside.
Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lizokubheka eduze izibonakaliso zezinhlanganisela futhi linikeze ukunakekelwa okusekela ukuze kunciphise umthelela wazo ezingeni lokuphila kwakho.
Nakuba kungekho ndlela eqinisekisiwe yokuvimbela umdlavuza wezinye izisu, izinqumo ezithile zesitayela sempilo namasu okuphatha izimo zezokwelapha angasiza ekuqedeni ingozi yakho. Gxila empilweni yokugaya ukudla ngokujwayelekile nokuphatha noma yiziphi izimo ezingaphansi ongazihlangabezana nazo.
Izinyathelo ezingasiza ekuqedeni ingozi yakho zihlanganisa:
Uma unezimo ze-genetic ezandisa ingozi yakho yomdlavuza, sebenzisana nodokotela wakho ukuze uthuthukise uhlelo lokuqapha oluqondene nawe. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise ukuhlolwa okuvamile noma ukwelulekwa kwe-genetic kulabo abangamalungu omndeni.
Ukunakekelwa okuvamile kwezokwelapha kubalulekile, ikakhulukazi uma unezimo njenge-Crohn's disease noma umlando womndeni wama-cancer wokugaya ukudla. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuba uqaphele impilo yakho futhi ubone noma yiziphi izinguquko ekuqaleni.
Ukuthola umdlavuza wezinye izisu kungase kube nzima ngoba isisu esincane kunzima ukuhlolwa ngokuqondile futhi izimpawu zivame ukufana nezinye izimo zokugaya ukudla. Udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa uhlanganisela lwezivivinyo ukuze uthole isithombe esicacile sokuthi kwenzekani.
Inqubo yokuhlola ngokuvamile iqala ngomlando wezokwelapha ophelele nokuhlolwa komzimba. Udokotela wakho uzobuza ngezimpawu zakho, umlando womndeni, nanoma yiziphi izici zengozi ongazihlangabezana nazo.
Izivivinyo ezivamile zokuhlola zihlanganisa:
Uma izithombe zibonisa umdlavuza, udokotela wakho uzoncoma i-biopsy ukuze aqinisekise ukuxilongwa futhi anqume uhlobo oluqondile lomdlavuza. Lokhu kungase kwenziwe ngesikhathi senqubo ye-endoscopy noma ngezinye izikhathi kudingeka ukuhlinzwa.
Yonke inqubo yokuhlola ingathatha amasonto ambalwa, okungase kube nzima. Khumbula ukuthi ukuhlolwa okuphelele kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukwelashwa okufanele kakhulu isimo sakho esithile.
Ukuphathwa komdlavuza wezinye izisu kuncike ezintweni eziningi, kufaka phakathi uhlobo nesigaba somdlavuza wakho, impilo yakho ejwayelekile, nezifiso zakho siqu. Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lizo sebenza nawe ukuze uthuthukise uhlelo lokwelapha olunikeza ithuba elikhulu lokuphumelela ngenkathi ugcina ikhwalithi yokuphila kwakho.
Ukuhlinzwa ngokuvamile kuyilona ukwelashwa okuyinhloko lapho umdlavuza utholakala ekuqaleni futhi awukashayeli kakhulu. Uhlobo lokuhlinzwa kuncike endaweni nobukhulu bomdlavuza. Udokotela wakho angase asuse nje umdlavuza nezinye izicubu ezizungezile, noma ungase udinga ingxenye enkulu yesisu esincane esisusiwe.
Ezinye izinketho zokwelapha zingase zihlanganise:
Ngokuphathelene nama-cancer athuthukile, ukwelashwa kugxile ekulawuleni isifo nokuphatha izimpawu. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise uhlanganisela lwe-chemotherapy, umqomo, noma imithi entsha ehloselwe.
Iqembu lakho lokwelapha ngokuvamile lizohlanganisa ochwepheshe abaningi, njengodokotela we-gastroenterologist, i-oncologist, udokotela, nababoneleli bokusekela. Bazokubheka intuthuko yakho eduze futhi balungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha uma kudingeka.
Ukuphatha izimpawu ekhaya kuyiyingxenye ebalulekile yohlelo lwakho lokunakekelwa oluphelele. Amasu alula angakusiza uzizwe ukhululekile futhi ugcine amandla akho ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Ngokuphathelene nezimpawu zokugaya ukudla, cabanga ngalezi zindlela:
Ukulawula ukukhathala nokugcina amandla akho, zama ukuba nomsebenzi ngangokunokwenzeka ngaphakathi kwemingcele yakho. Ngisho nokuhamba kancane noma ukwelula okukhanyayo kungasiza. Qiniseka ukuthi uthola ukulala okwanele futhi ungangabazi ukucela usizo ngemisebenzi yansuku zonke uma uyidinga.
Ukuphathwa kobuhlungu kubalulekile ngenxa yokuzola kwakho nokuphila kwakho okuhle. Thatha imithi ebekiwe njengoba kuqondiswe, futhi ungalindi kuze kube yilapho ubuhlungu bukhulu ngaphambi kokuthatha isinyathelo. Sebenzisa ukufudumeza noma ukubanda njengoba kunconywe yiqembu lakho lezokwelapha.
Gcina ulandelela izimpawu zakho nanoma yiziphi izinguquko ozibona. Lolu lwazi lusiza iqembu lakho lezokwelapha ukulungisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha futhi linikeze ukusekela okungcono.
Ukulungiselela i-appointment yakho kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola okuningi ngesikhathi sakho nodokotela wakho. Ukulungiselela okuhle kungakusiza uzizwe uqinile futhi kuqinisekise ukuthi izihloko ezibalulekile zixoxwe.
Ngaphambi kwe-appointment yakho, buza ulwazi olubalulekile:
Lungiselela uhlu lwemibuzo ofuna ukuyibuza. Eminye imibuzo ewusizo ingase ihlanganise ukubuza ngezinhlobo zezivivinyo ongazidinga, ukuthi imiphumela isho ukuthini, ukuthi yiziphi izinketho zokwelapha ezikhona, nokuthi yini okulindelekile ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Cabanga ngokuletha umngani othembekile noma ilungu lomndeni kwi-appointment yakho. Bangakusiza ukuba ukhumbule ulwazi futhi banikeze ukusekela ngokomzwelo ngesikhathi sokuqondana okungase kube nzima.
Ungangabazi ukubuza udokotela wakho ukuthi achaze noma yini ongayiqondi. Kubalulekile ukuthi uzizwe ulwazi futhi ukhululekile ngohlelo lwakho lokunakekelwa.
Umdlavuza wezinye izisu uyisimo esingavamile kodwa esinzima esidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha lapho izimpawu zikhula. Nakuba kungase kube nzima ukuthola ngenxa yendawo yaso nezimpawu ezincane, ukuthola ekuqaleni nokwelashwa okufanele kungathuthukisa kakhulu imiphumela.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi izimpawu eziqhubekayo zokugaya ukudla zidinga ukubhekwa kwezokwelapha, ikakhulukazi uma zihlala isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto ambalwa noma ziya ziba zimbi. Themba izinzwa zakho ngomzimba wakho futhi ungangabazi ukufuna ukunakekelwa lapho okuthile kungazizwa kulungile.
Uma utholakala une-cancer ezisu ezincane, khumbula ukuthi awuwedwa kule ndlela. Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lilapho ukusekela yonke inyathelo lendlela, futhi kukhona ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo okukhona. Gxila ekuzinakekeleni, ukulandela uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha, nokugcina ukuxhumana okuvulekile nababoneleli bakho bezokwelapha.
Ngokunakekelwa okufanele kwezokwelapha nokusekela, abantu abaningi abane-cancer ezisu ezincane bangagcina ikhwalithi yokuphila enhle futhi baqhubeke benza izinto abazithandayo.
Umdlavuza wezinye izisu uyimfihlo kakhulu, ubalwa ngaphansi kuka-5% yazo zonke izifo zomdlavuza wokugaya ukudla. E-United States, abantu abangaphansi kuka-12,000 batholwa benomdlavuza wezinye izisu unyaka ngamunye. Le mfuneko ngezinye izikhathi ingenza ukuxilongwa kube nzima, njengoba ochwepheshe abaningi bezokwelapha abawuboni njalo emsebenzini wabo.
Izinga lokuphila liyahlukahluka kakhulu kuye ngesigaba sokutholakala nokuxilongwa nohlobo oluthile lomdlavuza wezinye izisu. Uma utholakala ekuqaleni futhi uhlala esiswini esincane, izinga lokuphila eminyakeni emihlanu lingaba ngamaphesenti angu-80 noma ngaphezulu. Kodwa-ke, uma umdlavuza usakazeke kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba, izinga lokuphila liphansi. Isimo sakho siqu sincike ezintweni eziningi ongokwakho i-oncologist angaxoxa nawe.
Yebo, umdlavuza wezinye izisu ngokuvamile ungaphiliswa, ikakhulukazi uma utholakala ekuqaleni futhi awukashayeli ngaphandle kwesisu esincane. Ukuhlinzwa ukususa umdlavuza nezicubu ezithintekile kuyilona ukwelashwa oluvamile oluphulukisayo. Ngisho nakwizimo ezithuthukile, ukwelashwa ngokuvamile kungalawula isifo isikhathi eside futhi kusize abantu bagcine ikhwalithi yokuphila enhle.
Abaningi bomdlavuza wezinye izisu awuyona ifa, kodwa izimo ezithile ze-genetic zingase zikhulise ingozi yakho kakhulu. Lokhu kuhlanganisa i-Lynch syndrome, i-familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), ne-Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Uma unomlando womndeni wama-cancer wokugaya ukudla noma lezi zimo ze-genetic, xoxani ngokwelulekwa kwe-genetic nodokotela wakho ukuze uqonde ingozi yakho siqu.
Nakuba kokubili kuthinta isistimu yokugaya ukudla, umdlavuza wezinye izisu nomdlavuza we-colon ziyizifo ezahlukene. Umdlavuza wezinye izisu uvela esiswini esincane, esibambisana nokuningi kokubamba izondlo, kanti umdlavuza we-colon uthinta isisu esikhulu, esiqapha imfucuza. Umdlavuza wezinye izisu uyimfihlo kakhulu kunomdlavuza we-colon futhi ngokuvamile udinga izindlela ezahlukene zokuhlola nokwelapha. Izimpawu zingase zifane, kodwa umdlavuza wezinye izisu unethuba elikhulu lokubangela izinkinga zezondlo ngenxa yokungabi namandla okubamba izondlo.
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