Mwezi wa National Self-Check
Ah, kukhala wachichepere komanso wosadziwa. Ndili ndi zaka za m’ma 20, sindinkaganizira nthawi zonse za zotsatira za zochita zanga monga mmene anthu ambiri amachitira. Ndipo izo zinkakhudza kusamalira khungu langa. Ndinkadera nkhawa kwambiri kusangalala komanso kukhala osasamala, kuposa kukhala osamala komanso otetezeka. Mwamwayi, ndinaona nkhani ina isanakhale vuto lalikulu, ndipo inandiphunzitsa phunziro lofunika. February ndi Mwezi Wodziyesa Wadziko Lonse, chikumbutso chachikulu chakuti kudziwa zovuta zilizonse zaumoyo ndikukhala pamwamba pa kuziwunika kungakhale kofunika kwambiri pamapeto pake.
Mu 2013, ndinasamukira ku Tucson, Arizona; mzinda wowala, wadzuwa, wotentha kumene mumatha kugona pafupi ndi dziwe pafupifupi chaka chonse. Ndipo ndinatero. Ndinkagwira ntchito usiku wonse (1:00 am mpaka 8:00 am) zomwe zinangondithandiza kuti ndizisangalala ndi dziwe masana ndisanagone cha m’ma 4:00 pm Ndipo monganso nyumba zambiri ku Arizona, tinali ndi dziwe - awiri kwenikweni. Ndinkawerenga buku, pogona m'mphepete mwa dziwe, kukasambira pang'ono, kumvetsera nyimbo, nthawi zina ndikuitana anzanga ogwira ntchito usiku kuti azicheza masana. Ndidagwiritsa ntchito mafuta opaka utoto a SPF 4 ndipo mwina sindimapaka nthawi zonse momwe ndikanathera. Nthawi zonse ndimakhala wodekha komanso wosangalala.
Kenako mu 2014, ndinasamukira ku San Diego, California. Komanso mzinda wina wodzaza ndi dzuwa ndi mwayi wogona pamadzi. Koma panthawiyi zinali zitandigwira. Ndinaona kachidutswa kakang'ono kowoneka modabwitsa, kokayikitsa pambali panga, kunsi kwakhwapa kwanga. Poyamba sindinkachita chidwi kwambiri ndi zimenezi. Koma kenako chinakula, mtundu wake unakhala wachilendo komanso wosafanana, ndipo sunali wofanana. Ndinadziwa kuti zonsezi zinali zizindikiro zochenjeza. Malinga ndi Skin Cancer Foundation, malangizo abwino oti muwatsatire pofufuza tinthu tating'onoting'ono ndi ABCDEs a melanoma. Malinga ndi tsamba lawo, izi ndi zomwe zikutanthauza:
- A ndi asymmetry.Ma melanomas ambiri ndi asymmetrical. Ngati mujambula mzere pakati pa chotupacho, magawo awiriwa samafanana, choncho amawoneka mosiyana ndi mole yozungulira mpaka yozungulira komanso yofanana.
- B ndi ya Border.Malire a melanoma amakhala osagwirizana ndipo amatha kukhala ndi m'mphepete mwa mabala kapena osakhazikika. Tinthu tating'ono ting'onoting'ono timakhala tosalala, komanso malire.
- C ndi ya Colour. Mitundu ingapo ndi chizindikiro chochenjeza. Ngakhale ma benign moles nthawi zambiri amakhala ndi mthunzi umodzi wa bulauni, melanoma imatha kukhala ndi mitundu yosiyanasiyana ya bulauni, yofiirira kapena yakuda. Pamene ikukula, mitundu yofiira, yoyera kapena yabuluu ingawonekenso.
- D ndi Diameter kapena Mdima.Ngakhale kuli koyenera kuzindikira melanoma ikadali yaying'ono, ndi chizindikiro chochenjeza ngati chotupa chili kukula kwa chofufutira cha pensulo (pafupifupi 6 mm, kapena ¼ inchi m'mimba mwake) kapena chokulirapo. Akatswiri ena amati ndikofunikira kuyang'ana zilonda zilizonse, mosasamala kanthu za kukula kwake, zomwe zimakhala zakuda kuposa zina. Osowa, amelanotic melanoma alibe colorless.
- E ndi ya Evolving.Kusintha kulikonse kwa kukula, mawonekedwe, mtundu kapena kukwera kwa malo pakhungu lanu, kapena chizindikiro chilichonse chatsopano - monga kutuluka magazi, kuyabwa kapena kutumphuka - zitha kukhala chenjezo la melanoma.
Potsirizira pake, ndinapangana ndi dermatologist. Ndinamuwonetsa mole ndipo adotolo adavomera kuti sizikuwoneka bwino. Anachita dzanzi khungu langa ndikudula mozama kwambiri kuti tichotse tinthu tambirimbiri. Linali chilonda chakuya ndithu, chachikulu chomwe ndinakhalapo ndi bandeji yayikulu kwa nthawi ndithu. Kale, ndidazindikira kuti mwina ndidayenera kusamalira izi kale, zisanakule. Kenako adotolo anaitumiza kuti ikayesedwe. Zinabweranso zachilendo, koma osati khansa. Ndinapumula koma ndinadziwa kuti ili linali chenjezo langa loti ndisachite zinthu mosasamala kuyambira pano. Linalinso phunziro lofunika kwambiri loyang'anira khungu langa, kudziwa zomwe sizabwinobwino komanso zomwe zangopangidwa kumene, komanso kukhala wolimbikira kuti ndifufuze mwaukadaulo.
Kuyambira pamenepo, ndinali wolimbikira kwambiri kuyang'anira khungu langa ndi timadontho tatsopano tomwe titha kukula; makamaka omwe amatsatira ma ABCDE a melanoma. Ndinayambanso kuvala zodzitetezera ku dzuwa za SPF zokwera kwambiri ndi kudzipakanso mwachipembedzo. Nthawi zonse ndimavala zipewa tsopano padzuwa ndipo nthawi zambiri ndimakhala mumthunzi kapena pansi pa ambulera ya padziwe, m'malo mosankha kuti ndiwala. Ndinali ku Hawaii m'chilimwe ndipo ndinavala t-sheti yoteteza dzuwa kuti lisalowe m'madzi ndikupalasa kuti mapewa anga akhale otetezeka, nditatha kuwawonetsa kale kudzuwa masiku angapo otsatizana ndikudandaula za kuvulazidwa kwambiri. Sindinaganizepo kuti ndingakhale munthu wotere kunyanja! Koma ndinaphunzira, sikuli koyenera, chitetezo choyamba.
Ngati mukufuna kudzifufuza nokha pakhungu lanu ngati tinthu tating'onoting'ono tomwe tingafunikire kuthandizidwa ndi akatswiri, ndiye American Cancer Society ali ndi malangizo amomwe angachitire izi bwino.
Ndibwinonso nthawi zonse kupeza katswiri woyezera khungu. Nthawi zina mutha kupeza masamba owonera kwaulere pa intaneti.
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