Izinto Eziyisi-6 Ongazi Ngomdlavuza Webele

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Namuhla kugujwa usuku lokuqala lweNyanga Yokuqwashisa Ngomdlavuza Webele-futhi ngayo yonke into kusuka ezinkundleni zebhola kuya kuzinto zokubala uswidi ngokungazelelwe kugcwele upinki, yisikhathi esifanele sokukhanyisa amaqiniso angaziwa kodwa amangaza ngokuphelele ngalesi sifo. Ubani ongcono ukusinikeza usizo ngaphandle kukaLindsay Avner, 31, umsunguli weBright Pink, inhlangano yezinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo efundisa abesifazane abasha ngomdlavuza webele nowamaqanda? U-Avner akagcini nje ngokukhuthaza abesifazane ukuthi baphathe impilo yabo, futhi unolwazi lomuntu siqu emigqeni ephambili yomdlavuza webele. Wenza i-mastectomy ephindwe kabili yokuvikela eneminyaka engama-23 ngemuva kokuhlolwa ukuthi une-BRCA1 gene mutation, ephakamisa ingozi yakho yomdlavuza webele ifike kumaphesenti angama-87. Unesibindi, akunjalo? Lapha, usigcwalisa ngamaqiniso abalulekile ayisithupha bonke abesifazane okumele babhekane nawo.

1. Umdlavuza webele awunqunyelwe emabeleni akho. Ngenxa yokuthi izicubu zamabele zifinyelela esifubeni sakho nasekhwapheni elingaphakathi, lesi sifo singagadla nalapha, kusho u-Avner. Akumangalisi ukuthi izivivinyo zesifuba zakho zibandakanya ukuthinta nokubheka lezi zindawo zomzimba, ngaphezu kwesifuba sakho sangempela. Udinga ukuvuselelwa kokuzihlola wena? Bheka infographic kaBlue Pink, ekunikeza igxathu negxathu. Njengoba zikusiza kuphela uma ukhumbula ukuzenza njalo ngenyanga, thumela u- "PINK" ku-59227, kanti iBlue Pink izokuthumelela izikhumbuzo zanyanga zonke.

2. Isigaxa akusona ukuphela kwesibonakaliso. Yiqiniso, uphawu oluvame kakhulu (nakuba amaphesenti angu-80 wezigaxa abonakala enempilo). Kepha kukhona okunye ukunikezwa izeluleko: ukulunywa okungapheli, ukulunywa yizimbungulu-okufana neqhubu esikhunjeni, nokukhipha ingono, kusho u-Avner. Eqinisweni, noma yiluphi ushintsho oluyinqaba noma olungaqondakali endleleni amabele akho abukeka ngayo noma azizwa ngayo lungavela lube uphawu. Ngakho-ke qaphela, futhi uma okuthile kuqhubeka amasonto ambalwa, hlola nodokotela wakho.

3. Kodwa uma selinjalo, lingase lizwakale njengophizi oluqandisiwe. Isigaxa esiqinile futhi esinganyakazi, njenge-pea efriziwe noma imabula noma enye into eqinile emiswe endaweni, imayelana. Lokho akusho ukuthi umdlavuza, kunjalo. Kodwa uma ingashabalali ngemva kwamasonto ambalwa noma ikhula ibe nkulu, cela udokotela wakho ayibheke.

4. Ingozi yabesifazane abasebasha ingaphansi kunalokho ongakucabanga. Ababili kwabathathu besifazane abatholakale betholakele sebevele sebedlulise iminyaka yabo engama-55 yokuzalwa, ngokusho kweNational Cancer Institute. Futhi iminyaka yobudala ingenye yezinto eziyingozi kakhulu ekuthuthukiseni lesi sifo. Lezi yizindaba eziqinisekisayo nesikhumbuzo esinamandla sokuthi ungethuki uma ubona uphawu oluyinqaba. {Tip}

5. Umdlavuza webele akusona isigwebo sentambo. Ihlolisise kusenesikhathi, futhi izinga lokwelashwa likhuphuke kakhulu. Uma kutholakala futhi kwelashwa ngenkathi kuseSiteji 1, isilinganiso sokusinda seminyaka emihlanu sihamba ngamaphesenti angama-98, kusho u-Avner. Ngisho noma kuyisigaba III, abesifazane abangamaphesenti angama-72 bangalindela ukusinda ngemvubelo iminyaka emihlanu, kubika i-American Cancer Society. Leyo yingxabano engcono kakhulu esingacabanga ngayo ngokungaphumeleli ukuhlolwa kwanyanga zonke kanye ne-mammograms yaminyaka yonke.

6. Amaphesenti ayisikhombisa nanhlanu omdlavuza webele avele kubantu abangenawo umlando womndeni. Ukuguqulwa kwezakhi zofuzo okuxhunyaniswe nomdlavuza webele, i-BRCA1 ne-BRCA2, bathola uthando oluningi kwabezindaba, abesifazane abaningi bacabanga ukuthi uma bengenazo izihlobo zokuqala (umama, udadewabo, nendodakazi) abanalesi sifo, akudingeki bakhathazeke ngokuthi it. Kepha minyaka yonke, izinkulungwane zabesifazane zithola ukuthi zingabokuqala emndenini wazo ukutholakala ukuthi zinalo. Akucaci ngokuphelele ukuthi yini ngempela ebanga umdlavuza webele. Kodwa ukunciphisa ukuphuza utshwala nokugcina isisindo somzimba esinempilo kuye kwabonakala kunciphisa ingozi, kusho u-Avner.

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