Ukwazisa ngeMelanoma
Njengoko kusondela intwasahlobo nehlobo, abaninzi bakhangele phambili ekuchitheni ixesha elingakumbi bengaphandle, befunxa ubushushu belanga yaye benandipha imisebenzi yangaphandle. Ngelixa ukwamkela ulonwabo lokuphila ngaphandle kubalulekile, kubalulekile ngokulinganayo ukukhumbula ukubaluleka kokukhusela ulusu lwethu kwiziphumo eziyingozi zemitha ye-ultraviolet (UV).
I-Melanoma, uhlobo lomhlaza wolusu, yenye yezona meko zinzima zolusu umntu anokujongana nazo. Ikhula kwiiseli ezivelisa i-melanin, i-pigment enika ulusu lwakho umbala wayo. I-Melanoma ingenzeka naphi na emzimbeni.
Kwiminyaka elithoba edlulileyo, ndathatha unyana wam ndaya kwi-dermatologist kwaye ndagqiba ekubeni ndiphose ngokukhawuleza kum, nam. Ngoba kutheni? Kwakusele kudlule ixesha, kwaye ndaqhubeka ndiyibeka. Ugqirha wathatha isampulu kwintuku endandinayo, kodwa andizange ndicinge kakhulu ngayo. Kungekudala, ndafumana laa fowuni yoyikekayo isithi ndinemelanoma. Ndaba nethamsanqa kuba utyando lwaba nempumelelo ekususeni wonke umhlaza, yaye akuzange unwenwe naphi na. Ngenxa yamava am, ndisoloko ndixilongwa, yaye uninzi lwentsapho yam nabahlobo bam baye bacwangcisa amadinga abo ukuze bahlolwe. Le nyanga yayiluvavanyo lwam lonyaka, yaye nangona ndandingazange ndibonwe ukuba ndinemelanoma, ugqirha wafumanisa ukuba ibasal cell carcinoma. Ukutshiswa kakhulu lilanga ndisemncinci kubangele umonakalo.
Nazi izizathu ezininzi zokuba kutheni kunyanzelekile ukuba ulusu lwakho lukhangelwe imelanoma rhoqo:
- Ukufunyanwa Kwangethuba Kusindisa Ubomi: Imelanoma iyanyangeka kakhulu ukuba ifunyenwe kwangoko. Ukuhlolwa kwesikhumba rhoqo kuvumela i-dermatologists ukuba zichonge ii-moles ezikrokrelayo okanye izilonda ezinokubonisa ubukho be-melanoma. Xa ifunyenwe kumanqanaba ayo okuqala, imelanoma ikholisa ukunyangeka ngeendlela ezilula ezifana nokusikwa.
- Imiba yoMngcipheko woMhlaza wolusu: Izinto ezithile zonyusa umngcipheko womntu wokuba ne-melanoma, kubandakanywa ulusu olulungileyo, imbali yokutshiswa lilanga, imbali yentsapho ye-melanoma, ukuchaswa lilanga okugqithisileyo, kunye ne-moles ezininzi okanye i-atypical moles (dysplastic nevi). Ukuba unenye okanye ngaphezulu kwezi meko zomngcipheko, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuba ulumke malunga nokujongwa rhoqo ulusu.
- Utshintsho ngokuhamba kwexesha: Iimoles kunye nezinye izilonda zolusu zinokutshintsha kwinkangeleko ekuhambeni kwexesha. Ukuhlolwa kwesikhumba rhoqo kwenza ukuba abaqeqeshi bezempilo babeke iliso olu tshintsho kwaye babone ukuba ngaba balungile okanye banokuba yingozi. Nakuphi na ukukhula okutsha, okutshintshayo, okanye okukrokrisayo kufuneka kuhlolwe ngokukhawuleza yidermatologist.
- Uxolo lwengqondo: Ukwazi ukuba uye wahlolwa ngokucokisekileyo ulusu kunokunika uxolo lwengqondo. Nokuba akukho zilonda ezikrokrisayo ezifunyenweyo ngexesha lokujonga ulusu lwakho, uya kuba nesiqinisekiso sokuba uthatha amanyathelo okukhusela impilo yolusu lwakho.
- Ithuba lemfundo: Ukuhlolwa kolusu kunika ithuba lokufunda nokwazisa. I-dermatologist yakho inokubonelela ngolwazi oluxabisekileyo malunga nokuthintela umhlaza wolusu, kubandakanywa nezicwangciso zokukhusela ilanga, ukubaluleka kwe-sunscreen, kunye nendlela yokuzihlola ekhaya.
- Ukubeka iliso rhoqo: Kubantu abanembali yemelanoma okanye ezinye iintlobo zomhlaza wolusu, ukujongwa rhoqo kolusu kubalulekile ukuze kubekwe iliso okuqhubekayo kunye nokubhaqwa kwangethuba nakuphi na ukuvela kwakhona okanye ukukhula okutsha komhlaza. Umboneleli wakho wokhathalelo oluphambili (PCP) naye unokwenza olu hlolo.
Ukubeka phambili ukujongwa rhoqo kwesikhumba kubalulekile ekugcineni ulusu olusempilweni kunye nokunciphisa umngcipheko we-melanoma kunye nezinye iintlobo zomhlaza wolusu. Yenza umkhwa wokucwangcisa iimviwo zesikhumba kunye nedermatologist, kwaye ukhumbule ukunxiba i-sunblock, iminqwazi, kunye nemikhono emide ukuze uzikhusele elangeni laseColorado. Nokuba wenza njalo, kunokubakho umonakalo kwiminyaka edlulileyo, njengakwimeko yam. Ulusu lwakho lelona lungu lomzimba wakho—linyamekele, yaye liya kukunyamekela.