Momma yɛnhwɛ yiye wɔ kokoram ho nhwehwɛmu ho!

Sɛ yɛte asɛmfua "kokoram" a, yɛn mu pii te ehu ne ehu nka kakra, ɛnte saa? Ɛno yɛ ade a ɛfata. Nanso so wunim sɛ akwan bi wɔ hɔ a wobɛfa so ahu kokoram ahorow bi ntɛm ara, ansa na woafi ase ate sɛnkyerɛnne biara mpo? Ɛno ne nea yɛfrɛ no kokoram ho nhwehwɛmu . Eyi te sɛ nea wubehu yare no ansa na afi ase ahaw wo nipadua mpo na woadi so ansa na ayɛ kɛse.

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, dɛn ne Kokoram Nhwehwɛmu?

Kokoram nhwehwɛmu yɛ sɔhwɛ titiriw bi a ɛhwɛ wo nipadua mu hwɛ sɛ ebia kokoram ho sɛnkyerɛnne biara nni hɔ ansa na woanya sɛnkyerɛnne biara. Saa sɔhwɛ ahorow yi wɔ atirimpɔw atitiriw abien.

1. Kokoram a wobehu ntɛm: Sɛ wotumi kyere kokoram ntɛm ara a, ansa na atrɛw a, ɛnyɛ den koraa sɛ wɔbɛsa. Afei nso, hokwan a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wɔbɛsa no koraa no dɔɔso koraa.

2. Kokoram a wobesiw ano: Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, nhwehwɛmu ahorow yi tumi hu mmeae a ɛda adi sɛ ɛbɛyɛ kokoram, a wɔfrɛ no "nkwaboaa a edi kokoram anim." Sɛ wohu a, wobetumi ayi saa nkwammoaa no afi hɔ ansa na abɛyɛ kokoram, na asiw kokoram ano.

Nnuruyɛfo taa kamfo kyerɛ sɛ nnipa dodow no ara mfi ase yɛ kokoram ho nhwehwɛmu ahorow yi wɔ wɔn mfe 40 mu. Nanso, sɛ asiane kɛse wɔ hɔ sɛ wubenya kokoram (sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ obi a ɔwɔ w’abusua mu anya kokoram a), ebia ebehia sɛ wufi ase yɛ nhwehwɛmu ahorow yi ntɛm. Ɛyɛ papa sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo bɛkasa afa eyi ho.

So ɛho hia sɛ wɔyɛ sɔhwɛ ahorow yi? Mfaso ne ɔhaw bɛn na ɛwɔ so?

Eyi yɛ asɛm a ɛho hia paa. Wɔkamfo kokoram mu nhwehwɛmu kyerɛ bere a nyansahu mu adanse wɔ hɔ a ɛkyerɛ sɛ mfaso a ɛwɔ nhwehwɛmu so no boro asiane nketenkete a ebetumi aba no so koraa nkutoo .

• Mfaso titiriw a ɛwɔ so: Kokoram a wobehu ntɛm. Eyi ne ɔkwan a eye sen biara a wobɛfa so agye obi nkwa afi kokoram mu. Sɛ wohu no ntɛm a, ayaresa no yɛ mmerɛw na etu mpɔn, na wubetumi atra ase apɔwmuden akyɛ.
• Mfomso ahorow (eyinom ho yɛ na yiye): Ɛtɔ mmere bi a sɔhwɛ ho amanneɛbɔ ahorow no betumi ayɛ nea ɛnteɛ. Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ wobetumi abɔ amanneɛ sɛ kokoram biara nni hɔ, anaasɛ biribiara nni hɔ. Nanso eyinom ho yɛ na koraa. Ade foforo nso ne sɛ wohu yare no boro so . Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ ebia sɔhwɛ bi bɛfa nsakrae ketewaa bi a ebia ɛrempira wo wo nkwa nna nyinaa, na afei ayɛ ho adwuma a ɛho nhia anaasɛ ayɛ sɔhwɛ pii.

Nanso kae sɛ, sɛ wɔde toto nkwa a kokoram hwere ho a, asiane ahorow yi sua koraa. Ɛno nti na wɔkamfo kyerɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ kokoram nhwehwɛmu wɔ wiase nyinaa no.

Dɛn ne kokoram mu nhwehwɛmu atitiriw a wɔkamfo kyerɛ?

Kokoram nhwehwɛmu atitiriw abiɛsa na wɔkamfo kyerɛ ma nnipa a sɛ wɔkyekyem pɛpɛɛpɛ a, wɔn a wɔwɔ asiane mu, a ɛkyerɛ wɔn a wonni abusua abakɔsɛm. Eyinom agye nnipa mpempem pii nkwa.

1. Nufu mu Kokoram Ho Nhwehwɛmu

Nufu mu kokoram yɛ kokoram ahorow a ɛtaa nya mmea no mu biako, nanso sɛ wohu ntɛm nso a, wobetumi asa.

• Sɔhwɛ: Sɔhwɛ titiriw a wɔde yɛ eyi ne mammogram . Eyi yɛ X-ray soronko a wɔde yɛ nufu no.
• Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ wufi ase?: Mpɛn pii no, bere a woadi mfe 40 akyi .
• Mpɛn ahe?: Wɔkamfo kyerɛ sɛ yɛ no mfe abien biara.
• Sɛ wowɔ asiane kɛse mu a: Sɛ obi a ɔwɔ w’abusua mu anya nufu mu kokoram a, ebia wobɛkɔ asiane kɛse mu. Wɔ tebea horow a ɛtete saa mu no, wo duruyɛfo betumi akamfo akyerɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ nhwehwɛmu te sɛ nufu mu MRI de ka nufu mu nhwehwɛmu ho, anaasɛ wɔmma wɔnyɛ nhwehwɛmu no mfe abien ansa na wɔayɛ.

2. Awotwaa mu Kokoram Ho Nhwehwɛmu

Awotwaa mu kokoram yɛ kokoram a sɛ wohu ntɛm a, wobetumi asiw ano na wɔasa no koraa.

• Sɔhwɛ: Sɔhwɛ ahorow abien na ɛwɔ hɔ ma eyi.
• Pap smear: Wɔfa nkwammoaa ketewaa bi a efi awotwaa no mu na wɔde afiri ketewaa bi hwehwɛ mu hwɛ sɛ ebia kokoram nkwammoaa anaa nkwammoaa a ɛnteɛ a ebetumi abɛyɛ kokoram anaa.
• HPV nhwehwɛmu: Eyi hwehwɛ sɛ ebia Human Papillomavirus (HPV) a ɛde awotwaa mu kokoram ba titiriw no wɔ hɔ anaa.
• Nyansahyɛ ahorow a egyina mfe a obi adi so:
• Mfe 21-29: Wɔyɛ Pap smear mfe 3 biara .
• Mfe 30-65: Nneɛma pii wɔ hɔ a wubetumi apaw. Wubetumi ne wo duruyɛfo akasa apaw ɔkwan a eye sen biara.
• Yɛ Pap nhwehwɛmu ne HPV nhwehwɛmu nyinaa mfe 5 biara .
• Anaasɛ, yɛ Pap nhwehwɛmu kɛkɛ mfe 3 biara .
• Anaasɛ, yɛ HPV nhwehwɛmu kɛkɛ mfe 5 biara .

3. Kokoram a ɛwɔ akyi berɛmo mu ho nhwehwɛmu

Eyi nso yɛ kokoram a abu so. Nanso sɔhwɛ ahorow betumi ahu no ntɛm. Sɛ nhwehwɛmu ahorow yi hu nnua nketenkete a enyin (polyps) a ebetumi abɛyɛ kokoram a, wobetumi ayi afi hɔ ansa na abɛyɛ kokoram. Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ saa nhwehwɛmu ahorow yi nso betumi asiw kokoram ano.

• Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ wufi ase?: Ɛsɛ sɛ nnipa a sɛ wɔkyekyem pɛpɛɛpɛ a, asiane wom fi ase bere a wɔadi mfe 45 akyi .
• Sɔhwɛ titiriw: Colonoscopy . Nea ɛka eyi ho ne sɛ wɔde afiri ketewaa bi a kanea wom bɛhyɛ akyi berɛmo no mu de ahwehwɛ dwensɔtwaa kɛse no nyinaa mu. Wɔtaa yɛ eyi mfe 10 biara.Ɛdɔɔso na ɛdɔɔso.
• Sɔhwɛ afoforo: Akwan foforo wɔ hɔ a ɛnyɛ colonoscopy.
• Fecal occult blood tests - Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ eyinom mfe biako kosi abiɛsa biara.
• Virtual colonoscopy - mfeɛ 5 biara.
• Sigmoidoscopy (Flexible sigmoidoscopy) - mfeɛ 5 biara.

Kokoram ho nhwehwɛmu afoforo a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛka ho asɛm

Wɔ sɔhwɛ ahorow a yɛaka ho asɛm wɔ atifi hɔ no akyi no, sɔhwɛ afoforo kakraa bi wɔ hɔ a wɔkamfo kyerɛ ma nnipa a wɔwɔ asiane ahorow bi. Eyinom ho nhia obiara, nanso ɛfata sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo susuw eyinom ho a egyina asiane a ɛwɔ mu so.

Sɛ wonya sɔhwɛ no mu aba a, dɛn na ɛba?

Eyi nso yɛ asɛmmisa a ɛwɔ nnipa pii adwene mu.

Fa no sɛ woayɛ sɔhwɛ bi. Ɛyɛ ade a ɛfata sɛ wobɛte ehu nka kakra bere a woretwɛn nea ebefi mu aba no.

• Sɛ nea efii mu bae no yɛ nea ɛfata a: Eyi kyerɛ sɛ sɔhwɛ no anhu biribiara a ɛyɛ adwenem naayɛ. Ɛno yɛ asɛmpa. Afei wo duruyɛfo bɛkyerɛ wo bere a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ nhwehwɛmu a edi hɔ no.
• Sɛ nea efi mu ba no nyɛ nea ɛfata a: Mma eyi nnyɛ wo hu. Nea efi mu ba a ɛnteɛ nkyerɛ sɛ wowɔ kokoram. Ɛkyerɛ kɛkɛ sɛ biribi foforo bi wɔ hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhwehwɛ mu. Afei wo duruyɛfo bɛhyɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ nhwehwɛmu foforo (te sɛ biopsy) de si so dua sɛ woahu.

Nsɛmmisa a ɛsɛ sɛ wubisa wo duruyɛfo

Wɔ wo duruyɛfo nkyɛn a edi hɔ no, nsuro sɛ wobɛka kokoram nhwehwɛmu ahorow yi ho asɛm. Wubetumi abisa nsɛm te sɛ eyinom:

• "Oduruyɛfo, kokoram nhwehwɛmu bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ meyɛ a egyina me mfe ne m'akwahosan so?"
• "Adɛn nti na worekamfo saa sɔhwɛ ahorow no akyerɛ me?"
• "So ɛsɛ sɛ meyɛ saa sɔhwɛ ahorow yi ntɛm?"
• "Ɔkwan bɛn so na wɔyɛ saa sɔhwɛ ahorow no? Ɔkwan bɛn so na ɛsɛ sɛ misiesie me ho ma wɔn?"
• "Mpɛn ahe na ɛsɛ sɛ mesan yɛ sɔhwɛ ahorow yi?"

Sɛ wubisa nsɛm te sɛ eyinom a, ɛbɛboa wo ma woanya nsɛm a emu da hɔ na suro a wusuro no so atew. Sɛ wobɛyɛ kokoram ho nhwehwɛmu a, ɛkyerɛ sɛ worefa w'akwahosan ho asodi . Ɛnyɛ biribi a ɛsɛ sɛ yesuro, na mmom ɛyɛ adeyɛ a ɔdɔ wom a yɛde hwɛ yɛn ho.