Ukulawula iSigaba 4 seMelanoma: Isikhokelo

Umxholo

• Landela isicwangciso sakho sonyango
• Yazisa ugqirha wakho ngotshintsho
• Funa inkxaso yezentlalo kunye neemvakalelo
• Yazisa abanye ukuba banganceda njani
• Jonga iinketho zenkxaso yemali
• Ukuthatha

Ukuba unomdlavuza wesikhumba se-melanoma oye wasasazeka ukusuka kwesikhumba sakho ukuya kwii-lymph node ezikude okanye ezinye iindawo zomzimba wakho, kwaziwa ngokuba yi-4 ye-melanoma.

Inqanaba 4 le-melanoma kunzima ukunyanga, kodwa ukufumana unyango kunokukunceda uphile ixesha elide kwaye uphucule umgangatho wobomi bakho. Ukuzabalazela inkxaso kunokukunceda ujongane nemiceli mngeni kwezentlalo, ngokweemvakalelo, okanye emalini wokuphila nale meko.

Thatha ithutyana ufunde ngamanyathelo onokuwathatha ukulawula inqanaba 4 le-melanoma.

Landela isicwangciso sakho sonyango

Isicwangciso sonyango sonyango esinconywayo senqanaba 4 le-melanoma liya kuxhomekeka kwizinto ezininzi, ezinje:

• ubudala bakho kunye nempilo yonke
• apho umhlaza usasazeke emzimbeni wakho
• umzimba wakho uphendule njani kunyango lwangaphambili
• iinjongo zakho zonyango kunye nokukhetha

Ngokuxhomekeke kwimeko ethile kunye neenjongo zonyango, ugqirha wakho unokuncoma enye okanye ngaphezulu kwezi zilandelayo zonyango:

• i-immunotherapy yokunyusa ukuphendula kwamajoni akho omzimba kwi-melanoma
• ekujoliseni amayeza onyango ukunceda ukuthintela isenzo seemolekyuli ezithile ngaphakathi kwiiseli zomhlaza wemelanoma
• utyando lokususa ii-lymph node okanye i-melanoma tumors
• unyango lwemitha ukunciphisa okanye ukunciphisa isantya sokukhula kwamathumba
• ichemotherapy ukubulala iiseli zomhlaza

Ugqirha wakho unokuphinda akucebise ukunyanga okunyanga ukunceda ukunyanga iimpawu ze-melanoma okanye iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga ezivela kolunye unyango. Umzekelo, banokuyalela amayeza okanye ezinye iindlela zonyango zokunceda ukulawula iintlungu nokudinwa.

Yazisa ugqirha wakho ngotshintsho

Xa ufumana unyango lwenqanaba 4 le-melanoma, kubalulekile ukuya kutyelelo rhoqo kunye neqela lakho lonyango. Oku kunokunceda ugqirha wakho kunye nabanye ababoneleli ngonyango ukuba babeke esweni indlela umzimba wakho uphendula ngayo kunyango. Inokubanceda bafunde ukuba ngaba kukho naluphi na utshintsho olufunekayo kwisicwangciso sakho sonyango.

Yazisa iqela lakho lonyango ukuba:

• Uba neempawu ezintsha okanye eziba mandundu
• ucinga ukuba unokufumana iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga kunyango
• ukufumanisa kunzima ukulandela isicwangciso sakho sonyango esinconywayo
• iinjongo zakho zonyango okanye ukhetho olukhethiweyo
• uhlakulela naziphi na ezinye iimeko zempilo

Ukuba isicwangciso sakho sonyango sangoku asisebenzi kakuhle kuwe, ugqirha wakho unokukukhuthaza ukuba uyeke ukufumana unyango oluthile, qala ukufumana olunye unyango, okanye zombini.

Funa inkxaso yezentlalo kunye neemvakalelo

Akuqhelekanga ukufumana iimvakalelo zokuxhalaba, intlungu, okanye umsindo emva kokufumanisa isifo somhlaza. Ukufikelela kwinkxaso kunokukunceda usebenze ngezi mvakalelo.

Umzekelo, kunokunceda ukunxibelelana nabanye abantu abane-melanoma. Cinga ukubuza ugqirha wakho ukuba bayazi nawaphi na amaqela enkxaso asekuhlaleni kubantu abakule meko. Unokudibanisa nabanye ngokusebenzisa amaqela enkxaso kwi-Intanethi, iibhodi zeengxoxo, okanye imidiya yoluntu.

Ukuthetha nomcebisi oqeqeshiweyo kunokukunceda ujongane nemiceli mngeni yokujongana nesi sifo. Ugqirha wakho angakuthumela kunontlalontle okanye ugqirha wengqondo kunyango lomntu ngamnye okanye lweqela.

Yazisa abanye ukuba banganceda njani

Abahlobo bakho, amalungu osapho kunye nabanye obathandayo banokubonelela ngenkxaso ebalulekileyo kuyo yonke inkqubo yonyango lwakho.

Umzekelo, banakho uku:

• kukuqhubele kwindawo yokuqeshwa kwezonyango
• thatha amayeza, ukutya, okanye ezinye izinto
• akuncede ngononophelo lwabantwana, umsebenzi wendlu, okanye eminye imisebenzi
• yima ngondwendwelo kwaye uchithe elinye ixesha lomgangatho kunye nawe

Ukuba uziva ukhathazekile okanye ufuna inkxaso, cinga ngokwazisa abantu obathandayo. Banokuba nakho ukunceda ukulawula eminye yemiceli mngeni esebenzayo kunye neemvakalelo zokuhlala kwinqanaba le-4 le-melanoma.

Ukuba unako ukuyifumana, ukuqesha inkxaso yobungcali kunokukunceda ulawule uxanduva lwakho lwemihla ngemihla kunye neemfuno zokuzinakekela. Umzekelo, unokukwazi ukuqesha umntu oza kukuxhasa ngenkxaso ekulawuleni unyango lwakho. Ukuqesha umntu ogcina umntwana, ukuhamba ngenja, okanye inkonzo yokucoceka kunokukunceda usebenze ezinye zeembopheleleko zakho ekhaya.

Jonga iinketho zenkxaso yemali

Ukuba ukufumanisa kunzima ukulawula iindleko zemali zesicwangciso sakho sonyango, yazisa iqela lakho lonyango.

Banokukwazi ukukuthumela kwiinkqubo zoncedo lwesigulana okanye ezinye iinkonzo zenkxaso yemali ukukunceda ukunciphisa iindleko zokhathalelo lwakho. Banakho nokuhlengahlengisa isicwangciso sakho sonyango ukuze sibe nokufikeleleka ngakumbi.

Eminye imibutho yomhlaza ikwabonelela ngoncedo lwezezimali kuhambo olunxulumene nonyango, indlu, okanye ezinye iindleko zokuphila.

Cinga ukukhangela kwi-Intanethi yolondolozo lweCancer kwiinkqubo zenkxaso yemali ukuze ufunde ukuba ungakulungela na ukufumana uncedo.

Ukuthatha

Unyango oluninzi luyafumaneka ukunceda ukunciphisa okanye ukucothisa ukukhula kwamathumba e-melanoma, ukunciphisa iimpawu kunye nokuphucula umgangatho wobomi.

Ukufuna inkxaso kubahlobo, kumalungu osapho, nakwiinkonzo zobungcali kunokukunceda ujongane nemiceli mngeni yokuphila nemelanoma.

Ukuze ufunde okungakumbi malunga nokhetho lwakho kunye neenkonzo zenkxaso, thetha neqela lakho lonyango. Banokukunceda uqonde izibonelelo ezinokubakho, umngcipheko kunye neendleko zonyango olwahlukileyo. Banokukuthumela kumaqela enkxaso yasekuhlaleni, iinkqubo zoncedo lwezezimali, okanye ezinye iinkonzo zenkxaso.