Bheka

"U-Bob Dole usindise impilo yami."

Lawo kwakungamazwi umkhulu wami ayevame ukuwasho emuva ngeminyaka yawo-90. Cha, lokhu akusho ukuthi kube isikhundla sepolitiki. Umkhulu wami wayehlala emaphandleni Kansas futhi wezwa umyalezo uBob Dole ayewutshela amadoda: hlola i-prostate yakho.

Umkhulu wathatha iseluleko sakhe futhi wahlela isikhathi nodokotela wakhe. Angiyazi yonke imininingwane (ngaleyo minyaka, ngangingaqondi nje izici zezifo nokuthi kungani izinto ezinjalo zibalulekile), kodwa iphuzu laliwukuthi umkhulu wami wahlola i-prostate yakhe, futhi wathola izinga lakhe le-PSA liphezulu. . Lokhu kamuva kwaholela ezindabeni zokuthi umkhulu unomdlavuza wendlala yesinye.

Uma ngizwa i-PSA, ngicabanga ngesimemezelo senkonzo yomphakathi. Kodwa leyo akuyona iPSA esikhuluma ngayo lapha. Ngokusho kwe-cancer.gov, i-PSA, noma i-prostate-specific antigen, iphrotheni ekhiqizwa amaseli amahle namabi e-prostate. Izinga likalwa ngokuhlolwa kwegazi okulula, futhi inombolo ephakeme phakathi kuka-4 no-10 ingase isho ukuthi kunenkinga. Lokhu kungaba yinto encane njenge-prostate ekhulisiwe noma enkulu njengomdlavuza wendlala yesinye. Izinombolo eziphakeme azilingani nomdlavuza, kodwa ziphakamisa ukuthi kungaba nenkinga. Lokhu kudinga ukwelashwa okwengeziwe kanye nengxoxo nodokotela wakho. Umkhulu wathatha lowo mzila futhi wathola ukwelashwa ngokushesha.

Sibonga abantu abafana no-Bob Dole osebenzise isimo sakhe e-Kansas ukusabalalisa umlayezo wokuhlolwa nokusiza ukulungisa izinkinga zempilo yabesilisa, amadoda amaningi (ngisho nabesifazane) bezwa ngento ababengakaze bezwe ngayo kwaze kwashaya isikhathi sokushicilela. Ngakho-ke, sonke masisakaze izwi futhi sihlolwe!

References:

https://www.cancer.gov/types/prostate/psa-fact-sheet