So wotaa kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn bere a woyare nkutoo? Anaasɛ w’ani gye ho sɛ wubesiw yare ano ansa na aba mpo? Saa asɛm a ɛtɔ so mmienu no ne deɛ yɛfrɛ no ‘Preventive Care’. Wɔ aduruyɛ mu no, wɔsan frɛ eyi sɛ ‘Prophylaxis’. Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, eyi kyerɛ ɔhwɛ ne afotu a yebetumi anya na ama yɛanya apɔwmuden na atew asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ yebenya yare no so.
Saa ɔhwɛ a wɔde siw yare ano yi nyɛ ade koro mma obiara. Nhwehwɛmu ne ayaresa pɔtee a wuhia no begyina nneɛma ahorow bi so. Eyinom bi ne:
- wo mfe a woadi
- W’ayaresa ho abakɔsɛm (i.e., nyarewa a woadi kan anya, abusua abakɔsɛm, ne nea ɛkeka ho) .
- Sɛ́ woyɛ ɔbarima anaa ɔbea
- W’akwahosan tebea a wowɔ mprempren
Ɛyɛ eyinom nyinaa a wubesusuw ho so na wusi ɔhwɛ a wɔde siw ano a eye ma wo ho gyinae.
Enti dɛn ne ɔhwɛ a wɔde siw ano yi?
Yɛn nyinaa hia saa ɔhwɛ a wɔde siw yareɛ ano yi wɔ mmerɛ ahodoɔ mu wɔ yɛn abrabɔ mu. Susuw ho hwɛ, saa nneɛma yi ho hia fi mmofraase kosi onyin. Nhwɛso kakraa bi ni:
- Afe afe akwahosan ho nsrahwɛ ahorow
- Mogya mu nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛ no daa
- Nnuru a wɔde bɔ nkurɔfo ho ban
- Kokoram ho nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛ
- Prophylaxis a wɔde siw yare ano bere a wɔyem
- Aniwa a wɔde siw ano a wɔhwɛ
- Nsõ ho hwɛ a wɔde siw ano ma ntini akwahosan
Afe afe akwahosan ho nsrahwɛ ho hia dɛn?
Sɛ wowɔ apɔwmuden mpo a, ɛho hia sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn daa. Ɛno ne nea yɛfrɛ no ``akwahosan nsrahwɛ.'' Eyi ma wo duruyɛfo tumi hwɛ w'akwahosan nyinaa yiye. Mpɛn dodow a ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔhwɛ wo ho no bɛsono a egyina mfe a woadi so.
Fa no sɛ ebia wɔbɛyɛ abofra a wadi mfe 20 akwahosan ho nhwehwɛmu te sɛ eyi pɛnkoro wɔ mfe abiɛsa biara mu. Nanso, wɔ obi a wadi mfe 50 fam no, mpɛn pii no ɛyɛ adwene pa sɛ wɔbɛyɛ nhwehwɛmu te sɛ eyi afe biara.
Saa bere yi, w’abusua oduruyɛfo (wo oduruyɛfo titiriw - PCP) bɛhwɛ wo:
- Ɔsorokɔ ne ne mu duru
- Mogya mmoroso
- Koma a ɛbɔ
- Ahomegye dwumadi
- Nipadua mu hyew `(Ɔhyew)`
- Aniwa, aso, hwene, menewa ne honam ani
Sɛ wode saa nsɛm yi di dwuma a, wo duruyɛfo betumi ayɛ akwahosan ho nhyehyɛe a ɛfata wo. Enti, mma saa nhwehwɛmu ahorow yi nmpa wo ti so, ɛyɛ?
Momma yɛmfa nnuru a wɔde bɔ yɛn ho ban mmɔ yɛn ho ban mfi nyarewa ho!
Vaccination yɛ ade a ɛho hia yiye wɔ ɔhwɛ a wɔde siw ano (prophylaxis) mu. Wobetumi abɔ yɛn ho ban afi nyarewa ne ɔyare mmoawa a ɛtaa ba ho. Saa nnuru a wɔde bɔ nkurɔfo ho ban yi bi ne:
- Mmofraberem nnuru a wɔde bɔ nkurɔfo ho ban:Ne titiriw no, nnuru a wɔde bɔ nkurɔfo ho ban a ɛwɔ mmofra a wɔde nnuru a wɔde bɔ nkurɔfo ho ban nhyehyɛe a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) kamfo kyerɛ no mu. Saa nnuru yi boa ma wɔbɔ obi ho ban fi nyarewa te sɛ nsamanwaw, polio, akisikuru, akisikuru, akisikuru, ne human papillomavirus (HPV) a ɛde awotwaa mu kokoram ba no ho. Ɛho hia paa sɛ wode saa nnuru yi ma wo ba no wɔ bere ano.
- Mpanyimfo vaccines: Nhwɛsoɔ bi ne atiridiinini aduru ne COVID-19 vaccine. Ebia nnuru afoforo wɔ hɔ a wɔkamfo kyerɛ a egyina mfe a woadi ne w’akwahosan so. Wo ne wo duruyɛfo nka eyinom ho asɛm.
Kokoram Ho Nhwehwɛmu a Wɔyɛ
Seesei, kokoram yɛ biribi a nnipa pii suro. Nanso kokoram ahorow bi yɛ mmerɛw sɛ wɔbɛsa na sɛ wohu ntɛm a, ɛda adi sɛ wɔbɛsa. Ɛno nti na yɛwɔ nhwehwɛmu a edi kan yi a wɔfrɛ no ``Cancer screenings.'' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) kamfo kyerɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ nhwehwɛmu daa wɔ kokoram ahorow bi ho.
Nufu mu kokoram
Ɛho hia sɛ mmea yɛ wɔn nufu mu nhwehwɛmu daa fi bere a wɔadi mfe 40. Eyinom hwɛ sɛ ebia nufu no mu nneɛma a ɛnteɛ anaa. Sɛ asiane kɛse wom sɛ wubenya nufu mu kokoram a, ebia ebehia sɛ wufi nhwehwɛmu ahorow yi ase ntɛm.
Sɛ obi a ɔwɔ w’abusua mu anya nufu mu kokoram a, mma wo werɛ mmfi sɛ wobɛka ho asɛm nso akyerɛ wo duruyɛfo .
Awotwaa mu kokoram
Ɛsɛ sɛ obiara a ɔwɔ awotwaa no fi ase yɛ ho nhwehwɛmu bere a wadi mfe 25. Wɔkamfo kyerɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ HPV nhwehwɛmu mfe anum biara na wɔnyɛ Pap smear mfe abiɛsa biara kosi sɛ obedi mfe 65.
Kokoram a ɛwɔ akyi berɛmo mu (colon).
Abenfo kamfo kyerɛ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ wo colonoscopy mfe 10 biara , fi mfe 45 kosi 75. Sɛ obi a ɔwɔ w’abusua mu anya kokoram a ɛte sɛɛ a, ebia ebehia sɛ woyɛ nhwehwɛmu yi ntɛm na wotaa yɛ.
Ahurututu mu kokoram
Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔn a wɔnom sigaret, anaa kan sigaretnom susuw ho sɛ wɔbɛhwehwɛ ahurututu mu kokoram mu afe biara. Eyi de CT (Computed Tomography) scan hwehwɛ akisikuru anaa nneɛma a ɛnteɛ wɔ ahurututu no mu.
Ebia wo duruyɛfo nso bɛkamfo nhwehwɛmu ahorow afoforo akyerɛ wo, titiriw sɛ wowɔ asiane kɛse mu sɛ wubenya kokoram bi a. Saa sɔhwɛ ahorow yi bi ne:
- Nya nufu mu ntini ho nsɛm pii denam `Nufu MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)` sɔhwɛ so.
- Mogya mu nhwehwɛmu bi a wɔfrɛ no `CA-125` hwɛ kokoram ahorow bi, te sɛ ovarian, fallopian tube, anaa pancreatic kokoram.
- PSA sɔhwɛ a wɔde hwehwɛ prostate kokoram.
Eyinom yɛ akwankyerɛ ahorow a wɔde ma wɔ ɔkwan a ɛkɔ akyiri so ara kwa, ɛnte saa? Wo ne wo duruyɛfo nkasa na woahu nhwehwɛmu pɔtee a wuhia ne bere a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ.
Ɔhwɛ a ɛho hia a wɔde siw ano bere a wɔyem
Nyinsɛn yɛ bere a wɔde wɔn adwene si so titiriw. Saa bere yi mu no, ebia wubehia sɔhwɛ ahorow wɔ nneɛma te sɛ:
- Mogya a ɛtɔ kɔ nipadua mu
- Rh factor a ɛne ne ho nhyia
- Asikreyare a ɛba wɔ nyinsɛn mu
- Mogya mmoroso bere a wɔyem
- Nsuo mu yareɛ (UTIs) .
- Syphilis a ɛyɛ yare
Nneɛma afoforo a ɛho hia a wɔde siw ano bere a wɔyem ne:
- Vitamin a wɔde ma ansa na wɔawo
- Nufu a wɔde ma ho nkyerɛkyerɛ
- Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) nhwehwɛmu
- Ultrasound a wɔde fa ɔbea no awotwaa mu
- Awosu mu afotu a wɔde ma
Eyi nyinaa yɛ w’akwahosan ne wo ba no de.
Mma wo werɛ mmfi sɛ wobɛhwɛ w’ani so!
Aniwa akwahosan yɛ w’akwahosan nyinaa fã. Sɛ wobɛkɔ so ahu ade yiye a, ɛsɛ sɛ wohwɛ w’ani daa. Mpɛn dodow a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ saa nhwehwɛmu ahorow yi bɛsono a egyina wo tebea no so, enti ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wubebisa w’ani ho oduruyɛfo ma wahu ho nsɛm pii.
So ɛsɛ sɛ yɛma yɛn sẽ nso yɛ papa?
Ɔhwɛ a wɔde siw yare ano no fã foforo a ɛho hia ne sɛ wɔbɛkɔ so akura wɔn sẽ akwahosan mu. Saa nneɛma yi betumi aboa ma woasiw w’ano akwahosan ho haw ahorow ano wɔ nea edi kan no mu:
- Nsõ mu nhwehwɛmu: Wo sẽ ho oduruyɛfo betumi ahwɛ sɛnea wo sẽ ne wo sẽ no te saa bere yi. Sɛ ɔhaw bi wɔ hɔ a, ayaresa ntɛm betumi asiw ɔhaw akɛse ano.
- Nsõ a wobɛhohoro: Nsõ ne tartar boaboa ano wɔ wo sẽ so, na ebetumi ama asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wubenya akisikuru ne anom yare no ayɛ kɛse. Sɛ wohohoro wo sẽ daa a, yi nneɛma a epira yi fi wo sẽ ani.
- Anom kokoram ho nhwehwɛmu: Nsõ ho aduruyɛfo dodow no ara nso hwehwɛ anom kokoram mu wɔ nsrahwɛ biara mu. Wɔhwehwɛ yare ho sɛnkyerɛnne wɔ w’anom ne nea atwa ho ahyia.
- Anom ahotew ho nkyerɛkyerɛ: Wo sẽ ho oduruyɛfo anaa wo sẽ ho ɔbenfo betumi akyerɛ wo sɛnea wobɛhohoro wo sẽ ne wo sẽ a wode bɛbɔ wo sẽ yiye, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wubetumi ama wo sẽ ne wo sẽ ayɛ yiye wɔ nsrahwɛ ahorow ntam.
Ntwɛn nkosi sɛ wo sẽ bɛyɛ wo yaw na woakɔ akɔhwɛ ntini ho oduruyɛfo, ɛyɛ?
Enti bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ nhwehwɛmu ahorow a wɔde siw yare ano yi?
Aduruyɛ adwuma no renya nkɔso bere nyinaa, na saa ara na akwankyerɛ ahorow a wɔde siw yare ano no nso renya nkɔso. Wo duruyɛfo ne onipa a oye sen biara a obebisa nhwehwɛmu ne ayaresa ahorow a wuhia, ne bere a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ. Obesusuw mfe a woadi, w’akwahosan ho abakɔsɛm, ne mprempren tebea horow ho de ama wo afotu a eye sen biara.
So insurance na ɛbɔ eyinom ho ka?
Insurance nhyehyɛe pii tua akwahosan ho nhyehyɛe a wɔde siw yare ano a wontua hwee. Nanso, nea wɔde tua ho ka pɔtee no betumi ayɛ soronko a egyina nneɛma te sɛ mfe a woadi so. Enti nyansa wom sɛ wobɛkɔ wo insurance adwumakuw no nkyɛn na woahu wo nhyehyɛe no ho nsɛm pɔtee.
Nea etwa to no, nneɛma a ɛsɛ sɛ wokae (Take-Home Message) .
Nnipa dodow no ara kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn bere a wɔyare nkutoo. Nanso, sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn bere a wo ho atɔ wo mpo a, ebetumi atew mpɛn dodow a wobɛyare no so. Ɔhwɛ a wɔde siw ano boa wo duruyɛfo ma ɔte w’akwahosan nyinaa ase na ɔkamfo ayaresa ahorow a ɛfa wo pɔtee ho kyerɛ.
Sɛ́ ebia woyɛ abofra, ɔwofo foforo, anaa ɔpanyin a worebɛhyɛn asetra mu mfe du foforo mu no, ɔhwɛ a wɔde siw ano no betumi atew asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wubenya nyarewa bi so.
Ɛyɛ nokware sɛ wuntumi nsiw biribiara kwan. Nanso, saa nneɛma yi a wɔfrɛ no `(Prophylaxis)` anaasɛ preventive care ma wo hokwan a eye sen biara sɛ wobɛtena apɔwmuden na woabɔ w'asetra a edi mũ.
Enti, sɛ́ anka wobɛtwɛn akosi sɛ wobɛyare no, wo ne wo duruyɛfo nkasa nnɛ na sua ɔhwɛ a wuhia de siw ano no ho ade. Ɛbɛyɛ mmoa kɛse ama wo!
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