Ukuqonda umngcipheko womhlaza wesibeletho

Ngaba usemngciphekweni wokuhlaselwa ngumhlaza wedlala lobudoda ebomini bakho? Funda malunga nemingcipheko yomhlaza webele. Ukuqonda ingozi yakho kunokukunceda uthethe nomboneleli wakho wezempilo malunga namanyathelo onokufuna ukuwathatha.

Akukho mntu waziyo ukuba yintoni ebangela umhlaza wedlala lobudoda, kodwa izinto ezithile zonyusa umngcipheko wokuwufumana.

• Ubudala. Umngcipheko wakho uyanda njengoko ukhula. Inqabile ngaphambi kweminyaka engama-40 ubudala. Uninzi lwesifo somhlaza wesibeletho kwenzeka kumadoda aneminyaka engama-65 nangaphezulu.
• Imbali yosapho. Ukuba notata, umntakwabo, okanye unyana onomdlavuza wesibeletho kwandisa umngcipheko. Ukuba nelungu elinye losapho elinomhlaza wedlala lobudoda kuwuphinda kabini umngcipheko wendoda. Indoda enamalungu osapho ama-2 okanye ama-3 okuqala enesifo somhlaza webala le-prostate unamaxesha ali-11 emngciphekweni omkhulu kunomntu ongenamalungu osapho anomdlavuza wesibeletho.
• Uhlanga. Amadoda ase-Afrika aseMelika asemngciphekweni omkhulu kunamadoda ezinye iintlanga kunye nobuhlanga. Umhlaza wesibeletho unokwenzeka usemncinci, nawo.
• Imfuza. Amadoda ane-BRCA1, i-BRCA2 yokutshintsha kwemfuza anomngcipheko ophezulu womhlaza wedlala lobudoda kunye neminye imihlaza. Indima yokuvavanywa kwemfuza yomhlaza wamadlala isavavanywa.
• IHormone. Amahomoni angamadoda (androgens) anjenge testosterone, angadlala indima kuphuhliso okanye ukuba ndlongondlongo komhlaza wedlala lobudoda.

Indlela yokuphila yaseNtshona inxulunyaniswa nomhlaza wedlala lobudoda, kwaye izinto zokutya ziye zafundwa nzulu. Nangona kunjalo, iziphumo azihambelani.

Ukuba nemingcipheko yomhlaza wedlala lobudoda akuthethi ukuba uza kuwufumana. Amanye amadoda aneengozi ezininzi awufumani mhlaza wedlala lobudoda. Amadoda amaninzi angenamngcipheko wokukhula komhlaza wedlala lesinyi.

Uninzi lomngcipheko womhlaza wedlala lobudoda, njengobudala kunye nembali yosapho, alunakulawulwa. Ezinye iindawo azaziwa okanye azikaqinisekiswa. Iingcali zisajonga izinto ezinje ngokutya, ukutyeba kakhulu, ukutshaya, kunye nezinye izinto ukubona ukuba zinokuchaphazela njani umngcipheko wakho.

Njengakwiimeko ezininzi zempilo, ukuhlala usempilweni yeyona ndlela yokuzikhusela kwizifo:

• Musa ukutshaya.
• Fumana umthambo omninzi.
• Yitya ukutya okunempilo okunamafutha asezantsi kunye nemifuno kunye neziqhamo.
• Gcina ubunzima obusempilweni.

Ingcinga efanelekileyo yokuthetha nomboneleli wakho ngaphambi kokuba uthathe izongezo zokutya. Olunye uphononongo lubonakalisile ukuba izongezo ezithile zinokunyusa umngcipheko womhlaza webele, nangona oku kungangqiniswanga:

• Selenium kunye novithamini E. Ithathwe ngokwahlukeneyo okanye ngokudibeneyo, ezi zongezelelo zinokunyusa umngcipheko.
• Ifolic acid. Ukuthatha izongezo nge-folic acid kungonyusa umngcipheko, kodwa ukutya ukutya okuphezulu kwifom (uhlobo lwendalo lwevithamini) kunokunceda ukukhusela umhlaza weprostate.
• Ikhalsiyam. Ukufumana amanqanaba aphezulu e-calcium ekutyeni kwakho, nokuba kukwizongezelelo okanye kubisi, kunokunyusa umngcipheko. Kodwa kuya kufuneka uthethe nomboneleli wakho ngaphambi kokunciphisa ubisi.

Luluvo olulungileyo ukuthetha nomboneleli wakho wezempilo malunga nomngcipheko womhlaza wamadlala kunye nento onokuyenza ngayo. Ukuba unomngcipheko ophezulu, wena kunye nomboneleli wakho ninokuthetha nangona izibonelelo kunye nemingcipheko yokuvavanywa komhlaza wedlala lobuchwephesha ukuze uthathe isigqibo sokuba yeyiphi eyona ilungele wena.

Fowunela umnikezeli wakho ukuba:

• Unemibuzo okanye inkxalabo malunga nomngcipheko womhlaza wesibeletho
• Ngaba unomdla okanye unemibuzo malunga nokuvavanywa komhlaza wedlala lobudoda

Kwiwebhusayithi yeZiko loMhlaza weSizwe. Imfuza yomhlaza wedlala lobudoda (PDQ) -Uhlobo lobungcali kwezempilo. www.cancer.gov/types/prostate/hp/prostate-genetics-pdq#section/all. Ukuhlaziywa ngoFebruwari 7, 2020. Ifikeleleke ngo-Epreli 3, 2020.

Kwiwebhusayithi yeZiko loMhlaza weSizwe. Uthintelo lomhlaza webala lesibindi (PDQ) -Uhlobo lwesigulana. www.cancer.gov/types/prostate/patient/prostate-prevention-pdq#section/all. Ukuhlaziywa ngoMeyi 10, 2019. Kufikeleleke ngo-Epreli 3, 2020.

Kwiwebhusayithi yeZiko loMhlaza weSizwe. IZiko leLizwe lokuJongwa kwezeMpilo, i-Epidemiology, kunye neNkqubo yeZiphumo zokugqibela (SEER). IIMBONO zamaphepha okubona: umhlaza wedlala lobudoda. imboni.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/prost.html. Kufumaneka ngo-Apreli 3, 2020.

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• Umhlaza wedlala lobudoda