Wopɛ sɛ wuhu dodow a kokoram nya nkwa wom ankasa? Eyi ho hia wo nso!

Ebia woate nsɛmfua "Cancer Survival Rate" anaa "Cancer Survival Rate" pɛn. Ebia efi oduruyɛfo bi hɔ, anaa atesɛm krataa mu, anaa Intanɛt so. Ɛyɛ ade a ɛfata sɛ wobɛte ehu nka kakra anaasɛ wobɛpɛ sɛ wuhu bere a wote nsɛm yi. Enti, ɛnnɛ yɛbɛka eyi ho asɛm tiawa koraa, wɔ ɔkwan a wubetumi ate ase so. Te sɛ nea wo ne w’adamfo bi rekasa.

Dɛn ne Kokoram Nkwagye dodow yi?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, eyi yɛ akontaabu . Ɛne sɛ, ɛkyerɛ nnipa dodow a wɔwɔ kokoram pɔtee bi a wɔbɛtra ase wɔ bere pɔtee bi akyi (mpɛn pii no mfe biako kosi anum) wɔ bere a wɔahu sɛ wɔwɔ kokoram no akyi no ɔha biara mu nkyem 100.

Fa no sɛ nnipa 100 na wɔwɔ kokoram koro no ara. Saa "nkwa dodow" yi bɛyɛ sɛ ɛkyerɛ yɛn saa nnipa 100 no mu dodow a wɔda so te ase wɔ mfe anum akyi. Eyi nyɛ dodow bi kɛkɛ, ebetumi aka pii akyerɛ yɛn.

Hena na ɔde saa nsɛm yi di dwuma?

• Oncologists: Wɔde saa nkwagye dodow yi, ne nneɛma afoforo pii, di dwuma de yɛ ayaresa nhyehyɛe a eye ma wo. Wɔboa nso ma wunya hokwan a wowɔ sɛ wubenya nkwa wɔ kokoram (a wɔsan frɛ no nkɔmhyɛ) no mu ho adwene.
• Nhwehwɛmufo: Wosua akontaabu ahorow yi ho ade na wɔhwehwɛ nneɛma a ɛrekɔ so wɔ nnipa a wɔn ho tɔ wɔn wɔ kokoram mu no mu. Wobetumi de saa nsɛm yi adi dwuma de akyerɛ sɛnea kokoram a wɔbɛsan anya no dodow bɛyɛ daakye. Nanso, wontumi mfa saa data yi nni dwuma mfa nkyerɛ wo nea ɛbɛto wo anaa obi foforo biara.

Dɛn bio na nnuruyɛfo no rehwehwɛ sɛ wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo wɔ wo nkɔmhyɛ ho?

Sɛ wo kokoram ho ɔyaresafo no susuw wo nkɔmhyɛ ho a, osusuw sɛnea wubenya nkwa nso ho. Nanso ɛnyɛ sɛ ɔhwɛ akontaahyɛde ahorow yi kɛkɛ. Osusuw biribiara a onim fa wo ho no ho. Nea ɛka eyi ho ne kokoram ko a wowɔ, baabi a kokoram no wɔ, mfe a woadi, ne w’akwahosan nyinaa.

Ade foforo ne sɛ saa nnipa dodow a wonya kokoram yi betumi ayɛ nea ne bere atwam kakra. Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ ahyehyɛde ahorow te sɛ Amerika Kokoram Fekuw no tintim amanneɛbɔ ahorow a, egyina nsɛm a efi ayarefo a wohuu wɔn mfe kakraa bi a atwam no hɔ so. Afei, efi saa bere no, wɔapene ayaresa foforo, akwan foforo a wɔfa so hu kokoram ntɛm, na ebia nkurɔfo bɛtra ase akyɛ wɔ kokoram ho mprempren. Enti, ɛno nso betumi aka saa dodow yi.

Dɛn ne Mfe Anum Nkwagye dodow?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no ɔkwan biara so a, mfe anum a wɔde tra ase no yɛ nnipa ɔha biara mu nkyem a wɔte ase wɔ mfe anum akyi a wɔahu sɛ wɔwɔ kokoram no. Saa mfe anum bere yi ho hia efisɛ nhwehwɛmu ada no adi sɛ kokoram a ɛnsan mma bio wɔ mfe anum ntam no ntumi nsan mma bio.

Nanso, eyi nkyerɛ sɛ ``wɔasa'' wɔn koraa anaasɛ kokoram no rensan mma bio.

Ebia nnuruyɛfo de nsɛmfua ahorow bedi dwuma bere a wɔreka dodow a wɔn ho tɔ wɔn yi ho asɛm no. Ebia saa nsɛmfua yi bɛma w’adwene atu afra kakra. Nanso kae sɛ eyinom nyinaa yɛ akontaabu ara kwa. Ade a eye sen biara a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ne sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo bɛkasa afa eyi ho. Afei wubetumi anya wo tebea no ho ntease a emu da hɔ.

Afei ma yɛnhwɛ nsɛmfua a nnuruyɛfo de di dwuma no bi:

Dɛn ne "Overall Survival Rate"?

Eyi ne nnipa a wɔwɔ kokoram pɔtee bi a wɔte ase wɔ mfe anum akyi a wɔahu sɛ wɔanya kokoram no ɔha biara mu nkyem 100. Eyi ka nnipa a wɔn kokoram di wɔn so na wɔwɔ ``remission'' mu. Ebia wo duruyɛfo nso bɛfrɛ eyi sɛ “nkwa a wonya fi nea ɛde ba nyinaa mu,” “nkwa a wɔahu,” anaa “nkwa a wonya a ɛnyɛ den.”

Dɛn ne "Kokoram-Specific Survival Rate"?

Eyi ne nnipa a wɔwɔ kokoram pɔtee bi ne ne fã pɔtee bi a wɔte ase wɔ bere pɔtee bi mu bere a wɔahu sɛ wɔwɔ kokoram no ɔha biara mu nkyem 100. Saa akontaabu yi nka nnipa a nneɛma afoforo wuwu (sɛ nhwɛso no, obi a ɔwɔ ahurututu mu kokoram wu wɔ komayare mu) ho. Nnuruyɛfo betumi afrɛ eyi nso sɛ “nkwa dodow a wonya fi nea ɛde ba pɔtee bi mu,” “nkwa a wonya wɔ kokoram mu,” anaa “nkwa a wonya fi kokoram mu.”

Dɛn ne "Relative Survival Rate"?

Saa nsusuwii yi de mfe anum nkwa nna a akuw a wɔwɔ kokoram ahorow pɔtee bi wɔ no toto nnipa a wonni kokoram nanso wɔn mfe, wɔn bɔbeasu, ne abusuakuw koro ho. Ɛkyerɛ sɛ ebia kokoram pɔtee bi ma nkwa nna yɛ tiaa anaa.

Bi nso wɔ hɔ a wɔfrɛ no "Disease-Free Survival." Dɛn ne ɛno?

Nnuruyɛfo ne nhwehwɛmufo nso di nnipa dodow a wɔda so ara nni kokoram ho sɛnkyerɛnne biara bere tenten bi akyi bere a wɔawie ayaresa no akyi. Sɛ wɔreyɛ nnuruyɛ mu sɔhwɛ ahorow de ahu sɛnea ayaresa foforo bi tu mpɔn a, wɔsusuw saa “nkwa a wonya a nkɔso nnim” yi. Wɔsan frɛ eyi sɛ "nkwa a ɛnyɛ nea ɛsan ba bio" anaasɛ "nkwa a ennya nkɔso."

Kokoram bɛn na wɔsa no kɛse sen biara?

Ɛsono sɛnea wɔsa yare no kɛse a egyina kokoram ko ne kokoram no gyinabea so. Sɛ nhwɛso no, kokoram a ɛwɔ baabiara a ɛwɔ nipadua no fã biako pɛ na entrɛwee no sa yare kɛse sen kokoram a atrɛw akɔ ntini a atwa ho ahyia ne akwaa a ɛwɔ akyirikyiri mu.

Amerika Kokoram Fekuw no bɔ sɛnea kokoram ahorow 22 tumi tra ase ho amanneɛ. Sɛnea amanneɛbɔ a aba nnansa yi kyerɛ no, mfe anum a wɔde tra ase wɔ saa kokoram ahorow no mu 11 mu no fi 100% ma prostate kokoram kosi 90.9% ma kokoram a ɛwɔ akyi berɛmo mu. Nkwa dodow a kokoram afoforo bi a wohu ntɛm no ni (eyinom yɛ akontaabu a ɛyɛ mmerɛw ara kwa, ma ɛntra w’adwenem sɛ ebia wo tebea no bɛsakra):

• Thyroid Kokoram: 99.9% .
• Melanoma a ɛwɔ honam ani: 99.6% .
• Nufu mu Kokoram: 99.3% .
• Awotwaa mu Kokoram: 99.2% .
• Awotwaa mu Kokoram: 94.9% .
• Asaabo mu Kokoram: 92.9% .
• Ovarian Cancer: 92.4% (wɔ mfiase) .
• Hodgkin Ntini a Ɛyɛ Fɛ: 92.2 % .
• Awotwaa mu Kokoram: 91.2% .

Enti so kokoram ahorow bi wɔ hɔ a wɔsa no kakraa bi?

Yiw, awerɛhosɛm ne sɛ, kokoram ahorow bi wɔ hɔ a wɔn nkwa nna sua sen afoforo. Ase hɔ no yɛ mfe anum a wɔde tra ase wɔ kokoram ahorow pii a wohui wɔ mfiase no mu:

• Kokoram a Ɛwɔ Esophageal: 48.8% .
• Kokoram a ɛwɔ dwensɔtwaa mu: 44.3% .
• mmerɛbo mu kokoram ne mmerɛbo mu kokoram: 37.3% .
• Amemene mu Kokoram: 36% .

Mma akontaabu ahorow yi nnyɛ wo hu. Eyinom yɛ sɛ wɔkyekyem pɛpɛɛpɛ a. Ebia akontaabu ahorow yi bɛsakra bere a wɔde ayaresa foforo adi dwuma na wɔahu no ntɛm no. Afei nso, ɛsono obiara tebea.

So ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ obi a onyaa kokoram mfe anum?

Dabi, sɛnea National Cancer Institute (NCI) kyerɛ no, akwantu a ɛma obi nya kokoram no fi ase da a wohu sɛ obi anya kokoram no. Saa akwantu no kɔ so wɔ ayaresa bere mu ne bere a wɔasa no akyi, ne nkwa nna nyinaa mu. Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ woyɛ ɔkofo, ‘nea onyaa ne ti didii mu’, fi da a wohui sɛ wowɔ kokoram no.

Nsonsonoe bɛn na ɛda "Mortality Rate" ne "Cancer Survival Rate" ntam?

"Mortality Rate" yɛ ade a wɔde susuw nnipa dodow a kokoram kunkum wɔn wɔ nnipa dodow bi mu (a wɔn a wɔwɔ kokoram ne wɔn a wonni bi nyinaa ka ho). "Survival Rate" no twe adwene si wɔn a wɔwɔ kokoram nkutoo so.

So nnipa dodow a wonya nkwa betumi akyerɛ bere tenten a obi bɛtra ase pɛpɛɛpɛ?

Dabi, ɛnte saa koraa. Saa nkwagye dodow yi nkyerɛ wo bere tenten a wobɛtra ase, anaa nea wo nkwa nna bɛyɛ. Saa dodow yi kyerɛ nnipa ɔha biara mu nkyem a wɔte ase wɔ mfe anum akyi bere a wɔahu sɛ wɔwɔ yare no nkutoo. Nanso, mfe anum a wɔde tra ase no nkyerɛ sɛ wɔbɛsa wɔn yare koraa. Ɛfiri:

• Kokoram ayaresa ho nsɛm ka nnipa a wɔwɔ ``remission`` mu, bere a kokoram no adi so na enni sɛnkyerɛnne biara. Sɛ kokoram san ba a, ɛtaa ba wɔ mfe abien kosi abiɛsa ntam. Nanso, ɛtɔ da bi a kokoram a ɛwɔ ``remission`` mu no betumi asan aba mfe bi akyi.
• Ɛtɔ da bi a, nkurɔfo tumi nya kokoram a ɛto so abien. Eyi yɛ kokoram soronko bi sen nea na wɔwɔ kan no. Ebetumi aba sɛ kokoram a ɛto so abien bɛba bere a wɔawie ayaresa no akyi mfe pii mpo.
• Ebia woanya yare foforo a emu yɛ den, anaasɛ ebia wobɛnya bi daakye. Ɛno nso bɛka bere tenten a wobɛtra ase.

So nnipa a wɔwɔ kokoram bɛpɛ sɛ wohu ayaresa dodow yi ho asɛm? So obiara yɛ pɛ?

Asɛmmisa yi ho mmuae biako pɛ nni hɔ. Ɛsono obiara. Nhwehwɛmu bi ada no adi sɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ kokoram no mu bɛyɛ 87% bɛpɛ sɛ wohu nsɛm a ɛfa sɛnea wɔn tebea no mu yɛ den ne wɔn nkɔmhyɛ ho. Nanso, ɛnyɛ obiara na ɔyɛ saa.

• Wɔ nnipa binom fam no, sɛ wobehu asram anaa mfe dodow a wɔbɛtra ase no ho hia yiye. Eyi ma wotumi yɛ nhyehyɛe ma nsɛm titiriw a ebesisi wɔ wɔn asetra mu (sɛ nhwɛso no, ayeforohyia afahyɛ a wodi, sɛ wobehu sɛ abofra bi awie sukuu anaa kɔlege, anaasɛ wohu sɛnea wɔawo ne banana). Susuw sɛnea ɛsom bo sɛ ebinom behu biribi te sɛ, "So metumi atra hɔ ahu sɛ me babea no awie sukuu?"
• Wɔ afoforo fam no, sɛ wɔn tebea no sesa nkutoo a, nea ehia sɛ wohu saa ayaresa dodow yi ho asɛm. Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ kokoram no trɛw (ɛtrɛw kɔ mmeae afoforo), anaasɛ sɛ ayaresa no anyɛ adwuma na ayaresa foforo biara nni hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔsɔ hwɛ a.
• Afoforo nso wɔ hɔ a, esiane sɛ wɔasua kokoram ayaresa ho ade nkyɛe nti, ebia wɔbɛka akyerɛ oduruyɛfo no sɛ ɔnkyerɛkyerɛ nea ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhwɛ kwan mu, a wɔrenka dodow a wɔbɛsa wɔn yare no ho asɛm.

Wo duruyɛfo te ase sɛ ɛsono sɛnea obiara nya kokoram. Ɔne wo bɛkasa ahwɛ sɛnea wopɛ sɛ wɔbɔ wo amanneɛ ne sɛ ebia wowɔ ɔpɛ sɛ wobɛka ayaresa dodow yi ho asɛm anaa.

Enti ɛsɛ sɛ yesusuw akontaabu ahorow yi ho dɛn? (Nkrasɛm a Wɔde Kɔ Fie)

Sɛ wohu sɛ wowɔ kokoram a, ebetumi ayɛ den sɛ wobɛma ntease aba nsɛm a ɛka ho nyinaa mu (mogya mu nhwehwɛmu, mfoninitwa, nkwagye dodow). Ɛyɛ ade a ɛfata sɛ wobɛte awerɛhow ne dadwen nka bere a wɔka wo daakye ho asɛm kyerɛ wo wɔ ɔha biara mu nkyem te sɛ eyinom mu no.

Nanso, sɛ woresusuw kokoram ayaresa dodow ho a, ɛho hia sɛ wokae eyi: saa akontaabu ahorow yi yɛ nea *ebetumi* asi ho nsusuwii ara kwa, na ɛnyɛ nea *ɛbɛba* ankasa.

Saa akontaabu ahorow yi yɛ nea ebetumi asi ho nsusuwii ara kwa, na ɛnyɛ nea ɛyɛ nokware . Wo nnuruyɛfo nhu wo sɛ nɔma, wohu wo sɛ onipa mũ.

Wo duruyɛfo ne kuw a wɔhwɛ kokoram so no hu pii sen akontaabu ahorow yi a ɛfa wo nkɔmhyɛ ho. Wohu wo.

W’akwahosan kuw no te ase sɛ ebia wowɔ nsɛmmisa bi fa sɛnea saa nkwagye dodow yi fa wo tebea no ho. Na wɔte ase sɛ wuhia bere de asusuw ho ansa na woasusuw asɛmti yi ho. Wɔasiesie wɔn ho sɛ wobebua wo nsɛmmisa bere biara a woasiesie wo ho sɛ wubesua nea kokoram a wonya fi kokoram mu yi kyerɛ ankasa ne nea ɛnkyerɛ. Enti, nsuro sɛ wubebisa nsɛm.

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