So calcium a ɛwɔ wo nufu mu? (Breast Calcifications) Mma ɛnhaw wo, momma yɛnka eyi ho asɛm!

So wɔayɛ wo nufu mu nhwehwɛmu anaasɛ wɔayɛ wo nufu mu nhwehwɛmu pɛn na wo duruyɛfo aka akyerɛ wo sɛ calcium nketenkete bi wɔ wo nufu mu, a wɔfrɛ no nufu mu calcifications? Ɛyɛ ade a ɛfata sɛ wobɛte ehu ne dadwen kakra nka bere a wote biribi a ɛte saa no. Nanso ansa na wobɛbɔ hu no, momma yɛnte nea eyi kyerɛ ase. Efisɛ mpɛn pii no, saa "nufu mu calcifications" yi nyɛ asiane.

Dɛn ne saa calcium a ɛwɔ nufu no mu yi (Breast Calcifications)?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, eyi ne bere a calcium nketenkete a ɛwɔ wo nufu mu ntini mu no boaboa ano. Wɔyɛ nketewa koraa, wontumi nte nka, na ɛnyɛ yaw . Enti, ɛda adi kɛse sɛ wubehu sɛ ebia wowɔ wɔn denam mammogram a ɛyɛ wo nufu ho X-ray so. Saa mammogram yi ne nea ebetumi ahu nyin biara a ɛnteɛ wɔ wo nufu mu.

Ɛwom sɛ mpɛn pii no, saa calcium a ɛwɔ hɔ yi nyɛ asiane biara de, nanso ɛtɔ mmere bi a ebetumi ayɛ sɛnkyerɛnne a edi kan a ɛkyerɛ sɛ nkwammoaa nyin wɔ ɔkwan a ɛnteɛ so wɔ wo nufu mu ntini mu. Ɛno nti na nnuruyɛfo dwen wɔn ho no. Ɛdenam sɛnea calcium a ɛwɔ nufu no mu no kɛse, ne nsɛso, ne sɛnea ɛtrɛwee so , nnuruyɛfo betumi anya adwene bi sɛ ebia eyi yɛ tebea a ɛnyɛ hu anaasɛ ɛyɛ ɔyare bɔne, a ebetumi ahwehwɛ sɛ wɔyɛ nhwehwɛmu foforo.

So calcium ahorow bi wɔ hɔ a ɛwɔ hɔ?

Yiw, ahorow atitiriw abien na ɛwɔ hɔ. Ɛsono sɛnea saa baanu yi te wɔ mammogram mu.

• Macrocalcifications: Eyinom pue wɔ mammogram so sɛ nsensanee akɛse fitaa a apete wɔ nufu no mu nyinaa. Eyinom ne calcium a ɛtaa gu nufu mu ntini mu. Mpɛn pii no, saa macrocalcifications yi nyɛ nea asiane biara nni ho na ɛnyɛ kokoram . Enti mpɛn pii no, enhia sɛ wɔyɛ sɔhwɛ titiriw biara anaasɛ wodi wɔn akyi. Wɔte sɛ abotan akɛse a wɔahwete wɔ kwan so, na ɛte sɛ nea ɛnyɛ ade kɛse.

• Microcalcifications: Eyinom da adi sɛ nsensanee nketenkete fitaa wɔ mammogram so. Ebia wɔbɛpete, ayɛ akuwakuw, anaasɛ wɔahyehyɛ no toatoa so. Microcalcifications taa yɛ nea ɛnyɛ hu, a ɛkyerɛ sɛ ɛnyɛ kokoram. Nanso, ɛda adi sɛ wɔyɛ kokoram ho sɛnkyerɛnne sen macrocalcifications. Enti sɛ wo duruyɛfo hu biribi a ɛte sɛɛ wɔ mammogram mu a, ebia ɔbɛhyɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ nhwehwɛmu foforo mfa nhwɛ sɛ ebia nkwammoaa anaa kokoram nni hɔ ansa na kokoram aba anaa. Ɛte sɛ anhwea nketenkete a ɛtoatoa so. Ɛno ne bere a nnuruyɛfo dwen ho kakra.

Saa tebea yi abu so dɛn?

Calcium a ɛwɔ nufu mu no abu so yiye ankasa , titiriw sɛ woadi boro mfe 50. Mmea bɛyɛ fã nya calcium a ɛnyɛ kokoram (a ɛnyɛ papa) a ɛwɔ hɔ. Enti, eyi nyɛ biribi a ato wo ara kwa.

Dɛn ne sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no?

Mpɛn pii no, saa nufu mu calcium a ɛwɔ nufu mu yi mfa sɛnkyerɛnne biara mma . Wɔnhyɛ no nsow, enti wontumi nte nka bere a wɔreyɛ nufu mu nhwehwɛmu no. Mmom no, mpɛn pii no wubehu sɛ ebia wowɔ wɔn denam mammogram so.

Dɛn nti na calcium boaboa ano wɔ nufu no mu?

Nhwehwɛmufo da so ara nnim nea ɛde saa calcium a ɛwɔ hɔ yi ba ankasa. Nanso, nneɛma pii wɔ hɔ a wosusuw sɛ edi dwuma. Saa calcium a ɛwɔ hɔ yi fi nneɛma ahorow a ɛka wo nufu mu ntini.

Ebia calcium a ɛnyɛ papa a ɛwɔ hɔ a ɛnyɛ kokoram no ne:

• Nufu mu opira `(Nufu mu opira)` .
• Nufu mu akisikuru yɛ kotoku a nsu ahyɛ mu ma a ɛba nufu no mu.
• Nufu mu nyarewa .
• Mogya ntini a ɛwɔ nufu no mu no sesa bere a obi nyin (Aging arteries) .
• Nufu mu akisikuru a ɛnyɛ kokoram, sɛ nhwɛso no `(Fibroadenomas)` .
• Nsakrae a ɛba nufusu ntini mu (Mammary duct ectasia) .
• Nufu oprehyɛn a wɔadi kan ayɛ .
• Nufu mu kokoram ayaresa a wɔadi kan ayɛ .

Wɔtaa de calcium a ɛwɔ kokoram mu no bata tebea bi a wɔfrɛ no Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) ho . Eyi yɛ kokoram bi a ɛnyɛ nea ɛkɔ nipadua no mu a efi ase wɔ nufu no mu nufusu ntini mu nanso ennya ntrɛwee. Nea ɛnyɛ nea wɔde hyɛ nipadua mu no kyerɛ sɛ kokoram no nnya ntrɛwee nkɔ akyiri nsen nufusu ntini no.

So eyi ba bere a wudi calcium pii no?

Dabi, ɛmfa ho nea ebia edin no kyerɛ no, calcium a ɛwɔ nufu no mu no mma esiane sɛ wudi calcium pii anaasɛ wonom calcium pii nti . Ɛne ɛno nni hwee yɛ.

Wobɛyɛ dɛn ahu eyi pɛpɛɛpɛ?

Nufu mu calcium dodow no ara nyɛ nea asiane biara nni ho na enhia sɛ wodi akyi titiriw. Nanso ɛtɔ mmere bi a, nsɛdi bi betumi aba calcium a ɛwɔ hɔ a mpɛn pii no ɛnyɛ kokoram ne calcium a ɛwɔ hɔ a ebetumi ayɛ biribi a ɛnyɛ ne kwan so ho sɛnkyerɛnne ntam. Ɛne sɛ, ebia wɔn hwɛbea yɛ pɛ wɔ mammogram mu.

Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ mammogram kyerɛ sɛ calcium ayɛ akuwakuw a ɛyɛ den, anaasɛ nsensanee fitaa nketenkete paa wɔ toatoa so a, oduruyɛfo titiriw a ɔyɛ X-ray mu nhwehwɛmu, radiologist , betumi akamfo akyerɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ nhwehwɛmu foforo na wɔanhu kokoram.

Ebia sɔhwɛ afoforo yi bi ne:

• Diagnostic mammogram: Eyi yɛ nea ɛkɔ akyiri sen mammogram a wɔde hwehwɛ mu daa. Ɛtwe nufu no fã a ɛka no ho mfonini fi mmeae ahorow de boa radiologist no ma onya nea ɛrekɔ so no ho adwene pa. Eyi ne sɔhwɛ a edi kan a oduruyɛfo bɛhyɛ sɛ wɔmfa nhwehwɛ calcium a ɛwɔ nufu no mu. Nsusuwii a wɔde ma nneɛma kɛse yɛ sɔhwɛ yi fã titiriw. Wɔma wonya wɔn nsusuwii ne sɛnea wɔaboaboa wɔn ano akuwakuw no ho adwene pa.

• Biopsy: Mpɛn pii no, ɛho hia sɛ wɔyɛ biopsy na ama wɔahu nea ɛde calcium a ɛwɔ hɔ no ba ankasa. Biopsy nyɛ oprehyɛn kɛse. Nea ɛka ho ne sɛ wɔde mfoninitwa mfiri di dwuma de fa nufu mu ntini ketewaa bi na wɔma ɔyare ho ɔbenfo bi hwehwɛ mu hwɛ sɛ ebia yare ho sɛnkyerɛnne bi wɔ hɔ anaa. Sɛ oduruyɛfo no reyɛ nhwehwɛmu yi a, ɔde mfonini ahorow a efi mammogram no mu no yɛ biopsy no. Wɔfrɛ eyi sɛ nufu no mu nhwehwɛmu a wɔde stereotactic biopsy . Woyi nufu mu ntini ketewaa bi fi baabi a calcium no wɔ no na wɔhwehwɛ mu (core needle biopsy) .

So mammogram betumi ahu eyi wɔ ɔkwan a ɛnteɛ so?

Yiw, ɛtɔ mmere bi a, akuru a ɛnyɛ kokoram anaa kotoku a nsu ahyɛ mu ma no betumi ayɛ te sɛ calcium a ɛwɔ mammogram mu. Ebetumi nso afi powder, cream, anaa deodorant a ɛwɔ honam ani a atwa wo nufu ho ahyia no mu aba. Ɛno nti na wɔhyɛ nyansa sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ wohyɛ deodorant bere a worekɔyɛ mammogram no . Sɛ wo werɛ fi a, hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛpopa ansa na woayɛ sɔhwɛ no.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wɔsa?

Nufu mu calcium dodow no ara nyɛ nea asiane biara nni ho na enhia sɛ wɔsa yare . Oduruyɛfo a ɔhwɛ wo X-ray mu no betumi de mammogram mfonini foforo no atoto dedaw no ho ahwɛ sɛ nsakrae bi aba calcium a ɛwɔ mu no mu anaa.

Nanso, sɛ nhwehwɛmu biako anaa nea ɛboro saa a wɔde di akyi kyerɛ sɛ saa calcium a ɛwɔ hɔ yi nyɛ nea ɛfata anaasɛ ebetumi ayɛ kokoram ho sɛnkyerɛnne a, ebehia sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo a ne ho akokwaw wɔ nufu mu nyarewa mu nkyɛn. Eyi taa yɛ nufu ho oprehyɛn . Ebia ayaresa a wobetumi apaw bi ne:

• So nsakrae bi a ɛyɛ adwenem naayɛ wɔ ntini no mu?Hwɛ a wɔhwɛ so bere nyinaa .
• Oprehyɛn a wɔde yi nufu mu ntini a asɛe no anaa nufu no nyinaa fi hɔ.
• Nnuru a wɔde sa yare ne/anaasɛ mframa a wɔde sa yare .
• Nnuru a wɔde sa yare a wɔde wɔn ani asi so .

Wo ne wo duruyɛfo nkasa yiye mfa nea efii wo nhwehwɛmu mu bae ne ayaresa a wubetumi apaw ho.

So ɛsɛ sɛ woyi saa calcium a ɛwɔ hɔ yi fi hɔ?

Mpɛn pii no, ɛnte saa. Calcium a ɛwɔ hɔ no ba bere a nkwammoaa mu paapae na enyin no. Wɔn ankasa nyɛ asiane. Bere biako pɛ a ɛsɛ sɛ wohaw wo ho ne sɛ saa calcium a ɛwɔ hɔ yi fi nkwammoaa nyin ne mpaapaemu a ɛnteɛ – te sɛ nkwammoaa a edi kokoram anim anaa kokoram nkwammoaa. Nanso, ɛyɛ kokoram nkwammoaa no na ɛsɛ sɛ woyi fi hɔ, na ɛnyɛ calcium a ɛwɔ hɔ no.

So ɔkwan bi wɔ hɔ a wɔbɛfa so asiw eyi ano?

Dabi, ɛrentumi nyɛ yiye sɛ wobesiw calcium a ɛwɔ nufu no mu ano. Nanso, sɛ obi nam mammogram so hu ntɛm a, ɛho hia yiye. Nea enti a ɛte saa ne sɛ wobetumi ahu kokoram biara a ebetumi aba ntɛm.

Kae: Ɛwom sɛ wontumi nsiw saa nneɛma yi ano de, nanso sɛ wuhu ntɛm a, wubetumi agyina biribiara ano yiye.

So calcium a ɛwɔ hɔ yi betumi ayɛ kokoram?

Calcium nketewa a ɛwɔ hɔ a wɔfrɛ no ``microcalcifications'' betumi ɛtɔ da bi a - nanso ɛnyɛ bere nyinaa - ayɛ kokoram ho sɛnkyerɛnne wɔ wo nufu mu. Nanso, mpɛn pii no, calcium a ɛwɔ hɔ no yɛ tebea a ``ɛnyɛ bɔne'' a ɛnyɛ kokoram ho sɛnkyerɛnne.

Asɛmpa no ne sɛ, sɛ wohu saa calcium a ɛwɔ mu yi wɔ mammogram mu pɛ a, ɛbɛyɛ w’aduruyɛ ho kyerɛwtohɔ no fã. Daakye, radiologist a ɔhwɛ wo X-ray ahorow no betumi ahwehwɛ nsakrae biara a ebetumi akyerɛ sɛ nsakrae aba ansa na kokoram aba. Saa kwan no so no, wubetumi anya nhwehwɛmu ne ayaresa a wuhia no ntɛm. Sɛ wohu ntɛm a, ebetumi asiw nufu mu kokoram ano.

Sɛnea nhwehwɛmu bi kyerɛ no, calcium a ɛyɛ adwenem naayɛ a ɛfata sɛ wɔyɛ ho nhwehwɛmu bio no mu bɛyɛ 12% kosi 40% dan kokoram . Nhwehwɛmu afoforo kyerɛ sɛ ebia nsɛm yi mu pii yɛ atoro a ɛkyerɛ sɛ ɛyɛ papa. Ɛne sɛ, nsɛm a wohu sɛ kokoram bi a wosusuw sɛ ɛwɔ hɔ nanso akyiri yi wɔsɔɔ hwɛe sɛ ɛnyɛ hu. Nhwehwɛmu kɔ so ma mfiridwuma a wɔde hu kokoram no tu mpɔn na wɔasiw nsɛm a ɛnteɛ a ɛte saa a wohu no ano.

Mammogram a wɔyɛ no daa ho hia na ama wɔahu nufu mu kokoram ntɛm. Wohu sɛ nufu mu kokoram a wontumi mfa wɔn nsa nka nyinaa mu bɛyɛ fã wɔ microcalcifications . Mammography nhwehwɛmu betumi ahu microcalcifications, a ɛyɛ kokoram nkwammoaa a edi kan a ɛwɔ nufusu ntini mu, a wɔfrɛ no DCIS.Ɛboa ma wohu 85% kosi 95% .

So ɛsɛ sɛ wohaw wo ho wɔ calcium a ɛwɔ wo nufu mu no ho?

Mpɛn pii no, calcium a ɛwɔ mu no nyɛ nea asiane biara nni ho, enti biribiara nni hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ wohaw wo ho wɔ ho . Wɔ tebea horow a ɛntaa nsi mu no, sɛ wobetumi ayɛ kokoram ho sɛnkyerɛnne a, wo duruyɛfo betumi de ne ho agye mu na wama wo ahu sɛnea obi anya yare no pɛpɛɛpɛ na wanya ayaresa a ɛho hia no ntɛm.

Na sɛ mewɔ eyinom wɔ me mammogram a edi hɔ no mu nso ɛ?

Kɔ so yɛ wo nufu mu nhwehwɛmu daa. Wo ne wo duruyɛfo nkasa mfa biribiara a ɛhaw wo wɔ nufu mu calcium a ɛwɔ wo mu ho. Mpɛn pii no, sɛ sɛ wɔkyekyem pɛpɛɛpɛ a, asiane wɔ hɔ sɛ wubenya nufu mu kokoram a, ɛsɛ sɛ wufi ase yɛ nufu mu kokoram ho nhwehwɛmu afe anaa abien biara wɔ mfe 40 akyi .

Sɛ wosusuw sɛ calcium a ɛwɔ wo mu no ne kokoram wɔ abusuabɔ a, ebia ebehia sɛ wɔyɛ mfonini foforo anaasɛ wɔyɛ no mammogram mpɛn pii. Di wo duruyɛfo akwankyerɛ a ɛfa mammogram akyi nhyehyɛe a eye sen biara ma wo ho akyi.

Nsɛm bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mibisa oduruyɛfo no?

Sɛ wɔka biribi te sɛ eyi kyerɛ wo a, nsɛm bi a ɛho hia wɔ hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ wubisa wo duruyɛfo:

• "Dɛn ne nneɛma a ebetumi de saa calcium a ɛwɔ me mu yi aba?"
• "So ɛsɛ sɛ ɛhaw me sɛ saa calcium a ɛwɔ hɔ yi betumi ayɛ kokoram ho sɛnkyerɛnne?"
• "Sɔhwɛ afoforo bɛn na (sɛ ɛwɔ hɔ a) a wokamfo kyerɛ sɛ meyɛ?"
• "So nokwasɛm a ɛyɛ sɛ mewɔ nufu mu calcium a ɛwɔ me yi ka mpɛn dodow a ɛsɛ sɛ meyɛ mammogram?"
• "Mɛyɛ dɛn ayɛ me calcium a ɛwɔ me ho kyerɛwtohɔ sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a metumi de atoto daakye X-ray ho?"

Awiei koraa no, biribi a ɛsɛ sɛ yesusuw ho.

Sɛ mammogram hu sɛ calcium wɔ hɔ a, nnipa binom taa susuw sɛ ɛyɛ nea enye koraa, ɛwom mpo sɛ hokwan ketewaa bi wɔ hɔ sɛ ebetumi ayɛ kokoram ho sɛnkyerɛnne de. Nanso, nhuruw nkɔ nsɛm a ɛba awiei . Tebea horow pii wɔ hɔ a ɛnyɛ kokoram (a ɛnyɛ papa) a ebetumi ama calcium akɔ wo nufu mu ntini mu. Mpɛn pii no, saa nsɛnkyerɛnne yi ntaa nyɛ kokoram (malignancy) ho sɛnkyerɛnne.

Sɛ wohu sɛ wowɔ kokoram mpo a, wo ne wo duruyɛfo nka wo nkɔmhyɛ ho asɛm. Ebia ayaresa ahorow bi wɔ hɔ a ebetumi asiw wo kokoram no kwan sɛ ɛrenyin anaasɛ ɛbɛsa no koraa mpo. Sɛ wohu ntɛm a, ɛno ne ade a ɛho hia sen biara.

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