Ukukhetha ugqirha kunye nesibhedlele kunyango lwakho lomhlaza

Xa ufuna unyango lomhlaza, ufuna ukufumana olona nyango lubalaseleyo. Ukukhetha ugqirha kunye nendawo yonyango sesinye sezigqibo ezibaluleke kakhulu oza kuzenza.

Abanye abantu bakhetha ugqirha kuqala kwaye balandele lo gqirha esibhedlele okanye kwiziko ngelixa abanye banokukhetha indawo yomhlaza kuqala.

Njengoko ujonga ugqirha okanye isibhedlele, gcina engqondweni ukuba ezi zizinto onokuzikhetha. Qiniseka ukuba uqinisekile ngezigqibo zakho. Ukufumana ugqirha kunye nesibhedlele osithandayo nesanelisa iimfuno zakho kuya kukunceda ufumane olona nyango lusemgangathweni.

Cinga ngohlobo lonyango kwaye loluphi uhlobo lononophelo oluya kusebenza ngcono kuwe. Ngaphambi kokukhetha, dibana noogqirha abambalwa ukuze ubone ukuba uqhuba njani. Ufuna ukukhetha ugqirha oziva ukhululekile kuye.

Eminye imibuzo onokuyibuza okanye uyiqwalasele ibandakanya:

• Ngaba ndiyafuna okanye ndifuna ugqirha ojolise kuhlobo lwam lomhlaza?
• Ngaba ugqirha ucacisa izinto ngokucacileyo, undimamele, kwaye aphendule imibuzo yam?
• Ngaba ndiziva ndikhululekile xa ndikunye nogqirha?
• Zingaphi iinkqubo ugqirha azenzileyo kuhlobo lwam lomhlaza?
• Ngaba ugqirha uyasebenza njengenxalenye yeziko elikhulu lokunyanga umhlaza?
• Ngaba ugqirha uthatha inxaxheba kuvavanyo lweklinikhi okanye angakudlulisela kuvavanyo lweklinikhi?
• Ngaba ukhona umntu kwiofisi kagqirha onokuthi ancede ukuseta ukuqeshwa kunye novavanyo, anike iingcebiso zokulawula iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga, kunye nokubonelela ngenkxaso yemvakalelo?

Ukuba unayo i-inshurensi yezempilo, kuya kufuneka ubuze ukuba ugqirha uyasamkela na isicwangciso sakho.

Usenokuba sele unogqirha wokunyamekela. Ngoku ufuna omnye ugqirha ogxile kunyango lomhlaza. Lo gqirha ubizwa ngokuba yi-oncologist.

Zininzi iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zoogqirha bomhlaza. Rhoqo, aba gqirha basebenza kunye njengeqela, ke uya kusebenza noogqirha abangaphezulu kwesinye ngexesha lonyango lwakho.

Ugqirha wezonyango. Lo gqirha yingcali kunyango lomhlaza. Lo ngoyena mntu unokuhlala umbona rhoqo. Njengengxenye yeqela lakho lokunakekelwa ngumhlaza, i-oncologist yakho iya kunceda ukucwangcisa, ukukhokela, kunye nokulungelelanisa unyango lwakho nabanye oogqirha, kwaye ulawule ukhathalelo lwakho ngokubanzi. Lo uya kuba ngugqirha omisela i-chemotherapy ukuba iyafuneka.

Oncologist yotyando. Lo gqirha ngugqirha wotyando kunye noqeqesho olukhethekileyo kunyango lomhlaza. Olu hlobo lotyando lwenza ii-biopsies kwaye lungasusa amathumba kunye nezicubu zomhlaza. Ayizizo zonke iintsholongwane zomhlaza ezifuna ugqirha wotyando okhethekileyo.

Imitha ye-oncologist. Lo ngugqirha ogxile kunyango lomhlaza ngonyango lwe-radiation.

Ingcali yezonyango. Lo ngugqirha oza kwenza nokutolika iintlobo ezahlukeneyo ze-x-ray kunye nezifundo zokucinga.

Unokusebenza noogqirha:

• Ngokukhethekileyo kuhlobo lwakho oluthile kwindawo yomzimba apho umhlaza wakho ufumaneka khona
• Phatha iingxaki ezenzeka ngexesha lonyango lomhlaza

Amanye amalungu abalulekileyo eqela lokhathalelo lomhlaza abandakanya:

• Abongikazi abahamba ngeenqanawa, abakunceda kunye nogqirha wakho ukuba uququzelele ukhathalelo lwakho, bakugcine unolwazi, kwaye bayafumaneka kwimibuzo
• Abongikazi, abasebenza kunye noogqirha bakho bomhlaza ukubonelela ngononophelo

Indawo elungileyo onokubuza kuyo ngugqirha okufumanise ukuba ufunyanisiwe. Qiniseka ukuba ubuza ukuba loluphi uhlobo lomhlaza onalo kwaye luhlobo luni logqirha ekufuneka ulubonile. Udinga olu lwazi ukuze wazi ukuba loluphi uhlobo logqirha womhlaza ekufuneka usebenze nalo. Ingumbono olungileyo ukubuza amagama oogqirha aba-2 ukuya kwaba-3, ukuze ufumane umntu oziva ukhululekile kuye.

Kunye nokubuza ugqirha wakho:

• Buza i-inshurensi yakho yezempilo uludwe loogqirha abaphatha umhlaza. Kubalulekile ukuba uqiniseke ukuba usebenza nogqirha ukhuselwe yi-inshurensi yakho.
• Fumana uluhlu loogqirha esibhedlele okanye kwiziko lonyango lomhlaza apho uza kufumana unyango. Ngamanye amaxesha unokufuna ukukhetha indawo kuqala, emva koko ufumane ugqirha osebenza apho.
• Cela nabaphi na abahlobo okanye usapho olunamava ngomhlaza ngesincomo.

Ungajonga kwakhona kwi-Intanethi. Imibutho engezantsi ineenkcukacha ezinokuphandwa zoogqirha bomhlaza. Unokukhangela ngendawo kunye nezinto ezizodwa. Unokubona ukuba ugqirha uqinisekisiwe kwibhodi.

• Umbutho Wezonyango waseMelika-doctorfinder.ama-assn.org/doctorfinder/html/patient.jsp
• Umbutho waseMelika woNyango lweZonyango- www.cancer.net/find-cancer-doctor

Uya kudinga ukukhetha isibhedlele okanye indawo yonyango lomhlaza. Kuxhomekeka kwisicwangciso sakho sonyango, unokungeniswa esibhedlele okanye ufumane ukhathalelo kwiklinikhi okanye kwizibonelelo zonyango.

Qinisekisa ukuba izibhedlele ocinga ngazo zinamava okunyanga uhlobo lomhlaza onawo. Isibhedlele sakho sendawo sinokulungela umhlaza oqhelekileyo. Kodwa ukuba unomhlaza onqabileyo, kuya kufuneka ukhethe isibhedlele esigxile kumhlaza wakho. Kwiimeko ezinqabileyo, unokufuna ukuya kwiziko lomhlaza eligxile kumhlaza wakho kunyango.

Ukufumana isibhedlele okanye indawo eza kuhlangabezana neemfuno zakho:

• Fumana uluhlu lwezibhedlele ezigqunyiweyo kwisicwangciso sakho sezempilo.
• Buza ugqirha ofumene umhlaza wakho ukuba akunike iingcebiso malunga nezibhedlele. Unokucela abanye oogqirha okanye ababoneleli ngezempilo ngezimvo zabo.
• Jonga iwebhusayithi yeKomishini yoMhlaza (CoC) kwisibhedlele esivunyelweyo esikufutshane nawe. Ukuqinisekiswa kwe-CoC kuthetha ukuba isibhedlele siyahlangabezana nemigangatho ethile yeenkonzo zomhlaza kunye nonyango- www.facs.org/quality-programs/cancer.
• Jonga iNational Cancer Institute (NCI) iwebhusayithi. Unokufumana uluhlu lweziko lomhlaza elichongwe yi-NCI. La maziko abonelela ngonyango lomhlaza wobuchwephesha. Banokujolisa kunyango lomhlaza onqabileyo-www.cancer.gov/research/nci-role/cancer-centers.

Xa ukhetha isibhedlele, khangela ukuba kuthatha i-inshurensi yakho yezempilo. Eminye imibuzo onokufuna ukuyibuza ibandakanya:

• Ngaba ugqirha wam womhlaza angakunika iinkonzo kwesi sibhedlele?
• Zingaphi iimeko zoluhlobo lomhlaza endikhe ndanyangwa sesi sibhedlele?
• Ngaba esi sibhedlele sigunyazisiwe yiKhomishini edibeneyo (TJC)? I-TJC iyangqina ukuba izibhedlele ziyahlangabezana nenqanaba elithile lomgangatho- www.qualitycheck.org.
• Ngaba isibhedlele lilungu lombutho wamaziko omhlaza kuluntu? - www.accc-cancer.org.
• Ngaba esi sibhedlele sithatha inxaxheba kuvavanyo lweklinikhi? Uvavanyo lwezonyango zizifundo ezivavanya ukuba amayeza athile okanye unyango luyasebenza na.
• Ukuba ufuna ukhathalelo lomhlaza kumntwana wakho, ngaba isibhedlele siyinxalenye yeQela laBantwana leOncology (COG)? I-COG ijolise kwiimfuno zabantwana zomhlaza- www.childrensoncologygroup.org/index.php/locations.

Umbutho waseMelika woMhlaza. Ukukhetha ugqirha nesibhedlele. www.cancer.org/treatment/findingandpayingfortreatment/choosingyourtreatmentteam/choosing-a-doctor-and-a-hospital. Ukuhlaziywa ngoFebruwari 26, 2016. Ifikeleleke ngo-Epreli 2, 2020.

Iwebhusayithi ye-ASCO Cancer.net. Ukukhetha indawo yokunyanga umhlaza. www.cancer.net/navigating-cancer-care/managing-your-care/choosing-cancer-treatment-center. Ukuhlaziywa ngoJanuwari 2019. Ifikeleleke ngo-Epreli 2, 2020.

Kwiwebhusayithi yeZiko loMhlaza weSizwe. Ukufumana iinkonzo zokhathalelo lwempilo. www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/managing-care/services. Ukuhlaziywa ngoNovemba 5, 2019. Ifikeleleke ngo-Epreli 2, 2020.

• Ukukhetha uGqirha okanye iNkonzo yoKhathalelo lwezeMpilo