Ukuqonda Umdlavuza We-Pancreatic: Okufanele Ukwazi

Ngesikhathi ngikhetha ukubhala ngomdlavuza wama-pancreas, ngangifuna ukuzifundisa mina nabanye ngaloluhlobo lomdlavuza. Bengingazi ukuthi uNovemba kwakuyiNyanga Yokuqwashisa Ngomdlavuza We-pancreatic, futhi Usuku Lomhlaba Wonke Lomdlavuza We-Pancreatic lungoLwesine lwesithathu kuNovemba. Kulo nyaka, 2023, Usuku Lokuqwashisa Nge-Pancreatic lungoNovemba 16. Kubalulekile ukuqwashisa ngalesi sifo esibhubhisayo. Ukufundisa abafundi ngomdlavuza we-pancreatic kanye nokunikeza ukuqonda kuyisihluthulelo sokuqonda.

Umdlavuza we-pancreatic uyimbangela yesithathu ehamba phambili yokufa komdlavuza kuleli, ngesilinganiso sokusinda esiphakathi kuka-5% kuya ku-9%. Izimpawu zomdlavuza we-pancreatic ngokuvamile azinakwa, okwenza utholakale ezigabeni zakamuva. Kunezinhlobo ezahlukene zomdlavuza we-pancreatic, kodwa uhlobo oluvame kakhulu i-adenocarcinoma, eqala kusukela kumangqamuzana e-exocrine we-pancreas. Olunye uhlobo lomdlavuza we-pancreatic izimila ze-neuroendocrine, eziphuma emangqamuzaneni akhiqiza amahomoni we-pancreas.

Kunezici eziyingozi ezingandisa amathuba akho okuthola umdlavuza we-pancreatic, okuhlanganisa ukubhema, ukukhuluphala, ukuba nesifo sikashukela, kanye ne-pancreatitis engapheli. Kungase futhi kube ngofuzo.

Izimpawu zomdlavuza we-pancreatic ngokuvamile azinakwa ngenxa yendawo ye-pancreas eduze kwezinye izitho. Izimpawu ezivamile zomdlavuza we-pancreatic zihlanganisa ukulahlekelwa ukudla, i-jaundice, ubuhlungu besisu, ukuqunjelwa, ukuncipha kwesisindo okungaqondakali, nokukhathala. Kubalulekile ukuthola usizo lwezempilo uma uba nanoma iyiphi yalezi zimpawu, ikakhulukazi uma ziqhubeka. Umdlavuza we-pancreatic ngezinye izikhathi ungabangela isibindi noma i-gallbladder ukuthi ivuvukale, okuyinto udokotela angase akwazi ukuyizwa ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa. Udokotela wakho angaphinde ahlole isikhumba sakho kanye nabamhlophe bamehlo akho ukuthi alikho yini i-jaundice (ephuzi).

Umdlavuza we-pancreatic uvame ukutholakala ngokuhlolwa kwesithombe okufana ne-CT scan, i-MRI scans, noma i-endoscopic ultrasounds, nangokuhlolwa kwegazi ukuze kuhlolwe izimpawu zesimila nezinye izinto ezihlobene nomdlavuza. Ukuhlolwa kokuxilonga umdlavuza we-pancreatic akubona njalo izilonda ezincane, umdlavuza wangaphambi komdlavuza, noma umdlavuza wesigaba sokuqala.

Izinketho zokwelapha umdlavuza wama-pancreas zilinganiselwe, futhi uhlobo lokwelashwa olunconywayo luncike esigabeni somdlavuza umuntu akuso. Ukuhlinzwa kungenziwa ukuze kukhishwe isimila, kodwa lokhu kuyinketho yephesenti elincane leziguli. I-Chemotherapy kanye nokwelashwa ngemisebe kungasiza ukunciphisa isimila futhi kuthuthukise amazinga okusinda, kodwa kunemiphumela emibi eminingana.

Ukuqwashisa ngomdlavuza we-pancreatic kubalulekile ukufundisa abantu ngezimpawu, izici eziyingozi, kanye nezinketho zokwelapha ezitholakalayo. Ukuqonda lesi sifo nokufuna ukuxilongwa kusenesikhathi kungathuthukisa amathuba eziguli okusinda kanye nezinga lempilo. Ake siqwashise ngomdlavuza we-pancreatic ngoNovemba nangale kwalokho. Khumbula, ukutholwa kusenesikhathi kusindisa izimpilo.

Resources

I-American Association of Cancer Research: aacr.org/patients-caregivers/awareness-months/pancreatic-cancer-awareness-month/

I-Boston Scientific: bostonscientific.com/zu-US/medical-specialties/gastroenterology/EndoCares-Pancreatic-Cancer-Prevention/pancreatic-cancer-awareness.html

I-American Cancer Society: cancer.org/cancer/types/pancreatic-cancer/causes-risks-prevention/risk-factors.html

I-National Pancreas Foundation: pancreasfoundation.org/pancreas-disease/pancreatic-cancer/