Wora Kokoram ne Melanoma: Momma yɛmfa ABCDE kwan no nhu ntɛm!

Wohwɛ wo honam ani hwɛbea ahe? Ebia woresusuw sɛ, "Oh, minni ɔhaw kɛse saa." Nanso wunim, honam ani kokoram betumi ayɛ ade a ɛyɛ sum ase kakra. Nanso nea eye sen biara ne sɛ, sɛ wɔkyere no ntɛm a, ɛkame ayɛ sɛ wobetumi asa no koraa. Ɛnnɛ, yɛrebɛka ɔkwan bi a ɛnyɛ den sɛ yɛbɛkae a ebetumi aboa ho asɛm. Ɛno ne ABCDE kwan no.

Dɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ yedwen yɛn honam ani ho saa?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, obiara nni hɔ a ɔbɛn wo honam ani sen wo. Enti wo na ɛda adi sɛ wubehu nsakrae wɔ wo honam ani—te sɛ awo agyiraehyɛde foforo, akuru a na ɛwɔ hɔ dedaw a ɛreyɛ kɛse, anaasɛ akisikuru a afi ase repue.

Nnipa pii wɔ yɛn man yi mu wɔ owia mu. Nnipa binom nso de akwan a wɔayɛ te sɛ ``Tanning beds`` di dwuma de ma wɔn honam ani yɛ hare. Saa nneɛma yi sɛe honam ani na ɛma honam ani kokoram ho asiane no yɛ kɛse. Honam ani kokoram ahorow atitiriw pii wɔ hɔ:

• Melanoma: Eyi ne nea ɛsɛ sɛ yɛde yɛn adwene si so kɛse. Efisɛ emu yɛ den kakra sen ahorow afoforo no na ebetumi atrɛw ntɛmntɛm akɔ nipadua no afã afoforo. Nanso sɛ wohu ntɛm a, wobetumi asa.
• Basal cell carcinoma: Eyi ne honam ani kokoram a abu so sen biara. Nea eye ne sɛ, ɛtaa trɛw nkakrankakra.
• Squamous cell carcinoma: Eyi nso abu so. Ɛtaa nyin kɔ honam ani kɔ akyiri sen basal cell carcinoma na ɛntaa ntrɛw.

Sɛ wotaa hwɛ wo honam ani a, wubetumi ahu kokoram a ɛte sɛɛ ho sɛnkyerɛnne a edi kan bere a wuhu ara pɛ. Afei hokwan a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wobenya ayaresa no yɛ kɛse koraa.

Enti, dɛn ne ABCDE kwan yi?

Nnuruyɛfo tu yɛn fo sɛ yɛmfa yɛn adwene nsi saa ABCDE ahorow yi so bere a yɛrehwehwɛ yɛn honam ani sɛ ebia awo mu agyiraehyɛde ne nkekae bi wɔ hɔ anaa. Eyi boa yɛn ma yehu honam ani kokoram ho sɛnkyerɛnne te sɛ ``Melanoma''. Ma yɛnhwɛ nea nkyerɛwde anum yi kyerɛ.

• A - a ekyere se `(Asymmetry)` (asymmetry) .

Fa no sɛ wowɔ awo agyiraehyɛde bi. Sɛ wɔakyekyɛ mu abien, na afã abien no nyinaa nyɛ pɛ, a ɛkyerɛ sɛ ɔfã biako yɛ soronko wɔ foforo ho a, ɛno na wɔfrɛ no asymmetry. Mpɛn pii no, awo agyiraehyɛde a ɛwɔ apɔwmuden no yɛ nea ɛne ne ho hyia. Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ bɛyɛ sɛ afã abien no nyinaa yɛ pɛ. Sɛ ɛte sɛ nea ɛnyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ a, ɛno yɛ sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛsɛ sɛ wohaw wo ho.

• B - Ɛno kyerɛ `(Ɔhye)` (ɔhye/ano) .

So awo agyiraehyɛde bi ano yɛ nea ɛyɛ mmerɛw, ɛyɛ mmerɛw, anaasɛ wɔatwe? So ɛte sɛ nea wɔde paint apetepete so? Awo agyiraehyɛde a ɛfata wɔ ano a ɛyɛ torotoro na emu da hɔ. Sɛ ɛnte saa a, sɛ anoano no nyɛ nea ɛkɔ so daa a, ɛno nso yɛ biribi a ɛsɛ sɛ ɛhaw adwene.

• C - Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ `(Kɔla)`

So kɔla ahorow wɔ awo agyiraehyɛde koro no ara mu? So ɛyɛ bruu wɔ mmeae bi, tuntum wɔ mmeae afoforo, ɛtɔ mmere bi a ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ, bruu, anaa fitaa? Anaasɛ so kɔla ahorow a ɛsono emu biara wɔ hɔ?Mpɛn pii no, mole a ɔwɔ apɔwmuden yɛ kɔla biako. Sɛ wuhu kɔla bɛboro biako a, ɛno nso yɛ adwenem naayɛ.

• D - Ɛno kyerɛ `(Diameter)` (diameter/kɛseɛ) .

So mole no sõ sen eraser a ɛwɔ pɛnsere fã foforo no (bɛyɛ milimita 6)? Mpɛn pii no, nwansena a ebetumi ayɛ asiane no yɛ kɛse kakra. Nanso kae sɛ, ``Melanomas`` binom betumi afi ase nketewa. Enti wuntumi mfa ne kɛse nkutoo mmu atɛn.

• E - Ɛno kyerɛ `(Evolving)` (sesa/ɛresakra) .

Ebia eyi ne sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛho hia sen biara. So woahyɛ nsakrae bi nsow wɔ wo mole anaa wo akuru no mu nnansa yi? Ɛne sɛ, ɛreyɛ kɛse, ɛresakra ne nsɛso, ne kɔla resakra, baabi a kan no na ɛyɛ tratraa reforo, anaasɛ ɛreyɛ akisikuru, ɛreyɛ keka, anaa mogya retu. Sɛ mole bi sesa a ntease biara nnim a, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛyɛ biribi a ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn wɔ ho.

Sɛ wuhu sɛ ABCDE nsɛnkyerɛnne yi biako anaa nea ɛboro saa wɔ wo honam ani akisikuru bi so a, yɛsrɛ wo kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara. Mma wo ho nnpopo, ebetumi ayɛ nea ɛfata. Nanso nyansa wom sɛ wobɛkɔ akɔhwɛ wo.

Dɛn ne saa "Ugly Duckling" sɛnkyerɛnne yi?

Fa no sɛ wowɔ nwansena pii wɔ wo nipadua nyinaa so a ɛte sɛ nea ɛte saa ara. Nanso mpofirim ara wuhu sɛ wɔn mu biako hwɛbea yɛ soronko koraa wɔ afoforo no ho. Ebia ɛsõ sen afoforo no, ɛsono ne kɔla, anaasɛ ne soro yɛ toro anaasɛ ɛkɔ soro. Saa mole "sono" no ne nea nnuruyɛfo frɛ no "Ugly Duckling."

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, ɛsɛ sɛ wodwen baabi a ɛte sɛ nea "ɛnyɛ nea ɛfata" nso ho bere a wode toto nsensanee afoforo a ɛwɔ wo nipadua so ho no. Ɛno nso betumi ayɛ melanoma ho sɛnkyerɛnne.

Mɛyɛ dɛn ahwɛ me honam ani yiye?

Eyi nhwehwɛ sɛ wɔde nnwinnade a ɛyɛ fɛ biara di dwuma. Wɔ dan a hann wom mu no, di anammɔn yi akyi:

1. Siesie ahwehwɛ abien: ahwehwɛ kɛse bi a wubetumi ahu wo nipadua wɔ mu, ne ahwehwɛ ketewa bi a wubetumi akura mu wɔ wo nsam.

2. Hwɛ wo nipadua nyinaa: Kɔ ahwehwɛ kɛse bi anim na hwɛ wo nipadua no anim ne akyi. Afei ma wo nsa so na hwɛ afã horow no.

3. Hwɛ ano mu: Hwɛ tɛkrɛma, anofafa, ne afono mu yiye.

4. Nsa ne nsateaa: Kotow wo nsateaa na hwɛ wo nsa ase, wo nsa atifi, wo nsateaa, ne wo nsateaa ntam yiye.

5. Akyi ne kokoam mmeae: Fa ahwehwɛ abien no nyinaa hwɛ nipadua no akyi (a akyi berɛmo ka ho) ne ɔbarima ne ɔbea nna mu mmeae. Sɛ eyi te sɛ nea ɛyɛ fɛre kakra a, yɛ bere a wote akongua so no. Sɛ woyɛ ɔbaa a, ma wo nufu so na hwɛ ase.

6. Nan ne anan: Hwɛ nan akyi, nan ase, ne nansoaa ntam.

7. Ti ne kɔn: .Fa ahwehwɛ abien no nyinaa hwɛ wo kɔn akyi ne wo ti nhwi. Fa wo ti nhwi no mu paapae, anaasɛ bɔ no ma ɛyow. Wubetumi nso aka akyerɛ wo ti nhwi ho ɔbenfo sɛ ɔnhwɛ wo ti nhwi mu sɛ ebia nsensanee biara a ɛyɛ nwonwa wɔ hɔ anaa.

Bere a woreyɛ nhwehwɛmu yi no, kyerɛw awo agyiraehyɛde, nsensanee, anaa honam ani nsakrae biara a ɛba wo nipadua so fi wo ti kosi wo nan ase no nsow. Fa sodifo ketewaa bi susuw wɔn kɛse. Afei nso, hwehwɛ nsakrae biara a ɛba kɔla, ne kɛse, anaa ne nsusuwii mu, anaa akuru biara a ɛrensa. Ɛyɛ adwene pa nso sɛ wobɛtwe saa mmeae yi mfonini. Saa kwan no so no, ɛnyɛ den sɛ wubehu nsakrae biara a bere kɔ so no.

Mpɛn ahe na ɛsɛ sɛ mehwɛ me honam ani saa?

Ɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛhwɛ wo nipadua nyinaa honam ani bɛyɛ pɛnkoro ɔsram biara, bere a woaguare awie no . Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ w’anim, w’anim, wo ti nhwi, w’akyi, ne wo nsa ne wo nan nyinaa. Yɛ mmeae biara, nsakrae, ne baabi a ɛwɔ ho kyerɛwtohɔ. Sɛ wuhu nsakrae bi a, kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn.

So asiane anaa mfaso bi wɔ honam ani nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛ wɔ saa kwan yi so no so?

Mfiase no, ebia ɛbɛyɛ te sɛ nea ɛyɛ nwonwa kakra sɛ wobɛhwɛ wo ho fi wo ti kosi wo nan ase pɛnkoro ɔsram biara. Nanso asiane biara nni ne ho mu nhwehwɛmu mu. Asiane biako pɛ a ɛwɔ hɔ ne sɛ wubu w’ani gu nsakrae a ebetumi ayɛ honam ani kokoram so. Kae sɛ, honam ani kokoram ahorow pii, a `(Basal cell carcinoma)`, `(Squamous cell carcinoma)` ne `(Melanoma),` ka ho no, sɛ wohu ntɛm a, wotumi sa no koraa.

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn?

Sɛ wuhu nneɛma yi mu biara a, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn, titiriw honam ani yare ho oduruyɛfo:

• Sɛ awo agyiraehyɛde anaa honam ani agyiraehyɛde foforo bi a na ɛwɔ hɔ dedaw no sesa ne kɛse, ne kɔla, anaa ne nsusuwii a .
• Sɛ wowɔ kuru bi a ɛrensa a .
• Sɛ awo agyiraehyɛde bi ayɛ mmerɛw anaasɛ mogya tu a .
• Sɛ baabi foforo bi a ɛyɛ adwenem naayɛ pue a.

Wo honam ani yare ho ɔyaresafo betumi ahwehwɛ mmeae a ɛyɛ adwenem naayɛ mu ntɛm ara na sɛ ɛho hia a, wasa. Sɛ wowɔ asiane kɛse mu sɛ wubenya honam ani kokoram (sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ obi a ɔwɔ w’abusua mu wɔ bi, sɛ wo honam ani yɛ fitaa yiye, sɛ woahyew owia pii a), ebia wo duruyɛfo nso bɛpɛ sɛ wɔtaa hwɛ wo.

Ɛyɛ ade a ɛfata sɛ wobɛte ehu nka bere a wuhu baabi a ɛyɛ nwonwa anaa nsakrae bi wɔ wo honam ani no. Nanso asɛmpa no ne sɛ, sɛ wohu ntɛm a, wobetumi asa honam ani kokoram dodow no ara. Enti, sɛ wuhu nsɛnkyerɛnne a ebetumi aboa wo ma woahu honam ani kokoram no ne ade titiriw a eye sen biara a ɛbɛma woakyere na woasa no ntɛm.

Nneɛma a ɛho hia a ɛsɛ sɛ wokae (Take-Home Message) .

• Wunim wo honam ani yiye, enti fa yɛ wo su sɛ wobɛhwɛ wo honam ani ɔsram biara.
• ABCDE kwan no yɛ ɔkwan tiawa a wɔfa so boa ma wohu honam ani kokoram ho sɛnkyerɛnne a edi kan te sɛ melanoma.
• Asɛm a ɛne ne ho di nsɛ
• B nhyehyɛe (afã a ɛnkɔ so daa) .
• C.kɔla (kɔla ahorow) .
• Ne kɛse (ne kɛse boro mm 6) .
• Nsakrae (ɛsakra bere kɔ so) .
• Afei nso hwɛ yiye wɔ "Ugly Duckling" sɛnkyerɛnne no ho, a ɛkyerɛ sɛ ɛyɛ beae a ɛsono sɛnea ɛte wɔ mmeae afoforo no.
• Sɛ wuhu nsakrae bi a ɛyɛ adwenem naayɛ wɔ wo honam ani a, nsuro sɛ wobɛkɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara. Dodow a wuhu no ntɛm no, dodow no ara na ayaresa no di yiye.
• Bɔ wo ho ban fi owia ho. Sɛ worepue akɔ owia mu a, fa kyɛw, nkatanim, hyɛ awia ahwehwɛ, na fa aduru a ɛbɔ wo ho ban fi owia ho gu so.

Wo honam ani yɛ w’agyapade a ɛsom bo sen biara no mu biako. Ɛyɛ w’asɛyɛde sɛ wobɛbɔ ho ban.

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