Na dis na wetin yu nid fɔ no bɔt kansa!

We wi yɛri di wɔd kansa, wi ɔl kin fred smɔl, nɔto so? Infakt, ivin we wi yɛri dis wɔd, wi kin fred ɛn fil bad. Bɔt i rili impɔtant fɔ ɔndastand klia wan wetin rili bi kansa, aw i kin kam, ɛn us tritmɛnt dɛn de fɔ am. Bikɔs, awareness na di big big trɛnk fɔ fes sɔntin lɛk dis. So, tide wi go tɔk bɔt dis kansa simpul wan, insay wan we we yu go ɔndastand.

Wetin na dis kansa? Fɔ put am simpul wan...

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, kansa na wan jenɛral nem fɔ wan grup fɔ sik dɛn we kin apin we nɔmal sɛl dɛn na wi bɔdi kin bi kansa sɛl, dɛn kin sheb ɛn bɔku we wi nɔ kin ebul fɔ kɔntrol, ɛn bigin fɔ skata ɔlsay na di bɔdi. tink bכt, wi jin dεm na di wan dεm we de gi wi sεl dεm instrכkshכn – fכ egzampl, tin dεm lεk ‘stכt fכ gro naw, stכp fכ gro naw’. di nכmal hεlty sεl dεm de fala dεn instrכkshכn dεm ya εksakכt. Bɔt di kansa sɛl dɛn nɔ kin pe atɛnshɔn to dɛn tin ya atɔl. Dɛn kin bigin fɔ sheb ɛn skata lɛk aw dɛn want. Infakt, kansa na di sɛkɔn tin we kin mek pipul dɛn day na kɔntri dɛn lɛk Amɛrika. Bɔt di gud nyus na dat, di nɔmba fɔ pipul dɛn we de day pan kansa dɔn smɔl naw pas aw i bin de 20 ia bifo. Fɔ no bɔt kansa kwik kwik wan ɛn di advans, nyu tritmɛnt dɛn dɔn ɛp naw fɔ mɛn kansa ɛn ɛp pipul dɛn we gɛt kansa fɔ liv lɔng.

Bɔku kayn kansa de?

Yɛs, i pas 100 kayn kansa dɛn. Dɔktɔ dɛn kin klas dɛn bay usay na di bɔdi di kansa bigin ɛn us kayn tisu i kin afɛkt. Dɛn kin sheb dɛn to tri men kayn: 1. Sɔlid kansa: Dis na di kayn kansa we kin bɔku pas ɔl . Fɔ tɔk smɔl, pan ɔl 10 pipul dɛn we gɛt kansa, 8 to 9 pan dɛn kin gɛt dis kayn kansa. Dɛn tin ya na kansa dɛn we de apin na di epithelial tissue, lɛk di wan dɛn we de na wi skin, bɔdi, kɔlon, ɛn lɔng, we dɛn kɔl kansa. Dɛn kin gɛt bak kansa dɛn we kin kam na di bon ɛn kɔnektiv tisu dɛn, we dɛn kɔl sarkoma. 2. Blɔd kansa: Dɛn tin ya kin bigin na wi blɔd sɛl ɔ di limfatik sistɛm. Fɔ ɛgzampul, sik dɛn lɛk `(Lukemia)` (Lukemia), `(Lymphoma)` (Lymphoma) ɛn `(Multiple Myeloma)` de ɔnda dis kategori. 3. Miks kansa: Sɔm kansa de we gɛt di kayn we aw ɔl tu di kayn kansa dɛn we wi dɔn tɔk bɔt, ɔ we gɛt tu kayn kansa. wan egzampl na di tכp dεm `(Carcinosarcoma)` εn `(Adenosquamous carcinoma)`.

Aw kɔmɔn tin kin apin to pɔsin we gɛt kansa?

Kansa na di sɛkɔn tin we kin mek pipul dɛn day ɔlsay na di wɔl. Risach pipul dɛn se bay 2024, i pas 2 milyɔn pipul dɛn na Amɛrika nɔmɔ we dɛn go jɔs gɛt kansa, ɛn i pas 611,000 pipul dɛn we go day bikɔs ɔf dis sik. Dat na wan pan ɛvri 4 pipul dɛn.Dɛn kin se pipul dɛn kin gɛt kansa sɔm tɛm na dɛn layf. De kayn kansa wae kin pasmak na Amɛrika na:

• Brɔst kansa
• Kansa na di lɔng
• Prɔstat kansa
• Kansa we de na di kɔlɔrɛkt
• Blɔd kansa dɛn

Ɛnibɔdi kin gɛt kansa. Bɔt sɔm difrɛns de bitwin sɔm etnik grup dɛn ɛn bay wɛda man ɔ uman. Di 2022 Annual Cancer Report bin tɔk se:

• Man dɛn kin gɛt kansa smɔl pas uman dɛn.
• Pipul dɛn we dɔn pas 60 ia kin gɛt bɔku kansa pas ɔda pipul dɛn we ol.
• Kansa kin bɔku pan blak man dɛn we yu kɔmpia am to ɔda pipul dɛn.
• Kansa kin bɔku pan Amɛrikan Indian ɔ Alaska Indian uman dɛn pas uman dɛn we kɔmɔt na ɔda trayb.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm we pɔsin kin gɛt fɔ gɛt kansa?

De sayn dɛm fɔ kansa kin difrɛn frɔm wan pɔrsin to ɔda pɔrsin. I dipen pan di kayn kansa we yu gɛt ɛn aw fa i dɔn skata. Na sɔm kɔmɔn sayn dɛm wae yu kin gɛt:

• Kɔnstant filin fɔ taya pasmak (` Fatigue` ) .
• Fiva, mɔ na nɛt
• Fil fɔ it
• Nayt swet dɛn
• Pen we de kɔntinyu fɔ de
• di skin chenj , spεshal chenj na di shep כ saiz fכ di bכn mak dεm, כ di apinεns fכ nyu bכn mak dεm
• We yu de lɔs yu wet we yu nɔ ɛksplen

Sɔntɛnde, sɔm kayn sayn dɛm wae de fɔ di ɔgan we di kansa de kin apin bak. Fɔ ɛgzampul:

• Blɔd we de kɔmɔt na di urine ɔ di stɔl
• Wan chenj na di shep, kɔlɔ, ɔ saiz fɔ wan bɔn mak na di skin
• Fɔ kɔf blɔd
• Nyu lumps ɔ swɛlin na di bɔdi

Dis list nɔ de ɔlsay. Dɔn bak, if yu gɛt dɛn sik ya, dat nɔ min se yu gɛt kansa. Kansa na wan kɔmpleks sik . Difrɛn kayn kin gɛt difrɛn sayn dɛm. Sɔntɛnde, yu nɔ kin ivin no se yu gɛt kansa fɔ lɔng lɔng tɛm. Ɔda tɛm, di sayn dɛn kin sho klia wan ɛn i kin tranga kwik kwik wan.

Di bɛst tin fɔ du na fɔ ripɔt ɛni chenj we nɔ kɔmɔn na yu bɔdi we dɔn de apin fɔ pas tu wiks., Fɔ tɛl dɔktɔ bɔt am.

Wetin mek dis kansa kin apin? (Di tin dɛn we kin mek pɔsin gɛt kansa)

Kansa na wan sik we pɔsin kin gɛt frɔm in jɛnɛtiks . Bɔt dat nɔ min se ɔl di kansa dɛn kin kɔmɔt frɔm dɛn mama ɛn papa. Dis kin apin we di jin dɛn we de kɔntrol aw wi sɛl dɛn de wok chenj. Dis kin mek di sɛl dɛn we nɔmal fɔ gro, sheb, ɛn leta dɛn kin ambɔg di nɔmal wok we wi bɔdi de du. Dɛn nɔmal sɛl dɛn ya kin mek tɔŋ. Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kansa sɛl ya kin kɔmɔt nia di tumbu ɛn travul go ɔda pat dɛn na di bɔdi tru wi limf sistɛm ɔ blɔd. Dis na wetin dɔktɔ dɛn kin kɔl mɛtastas. Fɔ ɛgzampul, if tumbu na yu bɔdi spre to yu lɔng, yu kin gɛt prɔblɛm fɔ blo. Insay sɔm kayn blɔd kansa, wi bon mɛro kin bigin fɔ mek abnɔmal blɔd sɛl dɛn we wi nɔ kin ebul fɔ kɔntrol. As tɛm de go, dɛn nɔmal sɛl dɛn ya kin krawd di nɔmal, wɛlbɔdi blɔd sɛl dɛn. di mεdikal risach dεm se na 5% to 10% pan כl di kεnsar dεm na di jεnεtik mכtεshכn dεm we dεn kin gεt. Dat min se na tin dɛn we wi nɔ ebul fɔ kɔntrol kin mek dɛn. Bɔku pan di kansa dɛn kin kɔmɔt frɔm di chenj dɛn we dɛn kin gɛt na di jɛnɛtiks. Dat min se, chenj dɛn we kin apin insay wi layf. Dɔktɔ dɛn dɔn no bɔku tin dɛn we kin mek pɔsin gɛt kansa mɔ ɛn mɔ.

Risk factors fɔ gɛt kansa

No wan tin nɔ de we kin mek pɔsin gɛt kansa. Bɔt sɔm tin dɛn kin mek pɔsin gɛt kansa mɔ ɛn mɔ. Dɛn tin ya na:

• Famili histri : If pɔsin we de nia yu fambul (mama ɛn papa, brɔda ɛn sista, grani ɛn granpa) dɔn gɛt kansa, yu kin gɛt kansa bak.
• Smok : We yu smok tabak ɛn e-sigrɛt, dat kin mek yu gɛt kansa na yu lɔng, yu it, yu pankrias, ɛn yu mɔt.
• Di tin dɛn we de apin na di envayrɔmɛnt: If pɔsin gɛt pɔyzin we de na di envayrɔmɛnt, lɛk asbest, peshɛnt sayd, ɛn redɔn, i kin mek pɔsin gɛt kansa as tɛm de go.
• Malnutrishɔn: Di it dɛn we gɛt bɔku fat ɛn bɔku shuga kin mek pɔsin gɛt difrɛn kayn kansa. Dɔn bak, if yu nɔ de du ɛksɛsayz fɔ yu bɔdi, i go mɔs bi se yu go gɛt sik dɛn.
• Ɔmon tritmɛnt:uman dεm we de tek כmon riplesmεnt tεrapi kin gεt bכku risk fכ gεt brεst kεnsar εn uterin kεnsar.
• We pɔsin gɛt raytin: We pɔsin de gɛt ɔltra vayolɛt (UV) raytin we de kɔmɔt na di san bɔku tɛm, dat kin mek i gɛt kansa na in skin bɔku bɔku wan. If pɔsin de yuz redyushɔn pasmak, dat kin mek i gɛt prɔblɛm bak.

Aw yu go no fɔ tru if yu gɛt kansa? (Diagnosis) .

Dɔktɔ dɛn kin bigin fɔ no if pɔsin gɛt kansa wit kɔmplit ɛgzam pan dɛn bɔdi. Dɛn kin aks yu bɔt yu sik ɛn yu famili mɛdikal histri. Apat frɔm dat, dɛn kin nid fɔ du tɛst dɛn lɛk:

• Blɔd tɛst fɔ kansa: Dɛn tin ya kin inklud ``Kɔmplit Blɔd Kɔnt (CBC)`` (kɔmplit blɔd kɔnt), ``blɔd protin tɛst``, ɛn ``tכmכr mak tεst``.
• imej tεst dεm: Tεst dεm lεk `(CT skan)` (CT skan), `(MRI)` (MRI), `(Ultrasaund)` (Ultrasaund) כ `(Iodine Metaiodobenzylguanidine - MIGB)`.
• Bayopsi: Dɛn kin du dɛn tin ya bay we dɛn de du ɔpreshɔn (tru we dɛn kɔt am) ɔ we dɛn nɔ du ɔpreshɔn (wit nidul). Dis min se dɛn kin tek wan pat pan di tisu we dɛn kin sɔprayz pan ɛn chɛk am ɔnda maykroskɔp.
• Jɛnɛtik tɛst fɔ kansa: Dɛn tɛst ya kin ɛp fɔ no di kayn kansa we dɛn kin gɛt frɔm dɛn mama ɛn papa ɛn plan tritmɛnt fɔ dɛn.

Aw dɛn kin no di stej we pɔsin gɛt kansa?

Dɔktɔ dɛn kin yuz kansa stej fɔ plan tritmɛnt ɛn gɛt aydia bɔt aw di sik go go bifo (prognosis). Bɔku pan di kansa dɛn gɛt 4 men stej dɛn. di εksakεt stej na difrεn tin dεm we de sho di sayz fכ di tכmכro εn usay i de.

• Stej I-III (1-3) (eli-stej ɔ lokal advans): Dɛn stej ya kin tɔk bɔt kes dɛm we di kansa dɔn gro dairekt insay di tisu we de rawnd, ɔ i dɔn spre to di limf no dɛm we de nia.
• Stej IV (4) (metastatic cancer): Dis min se di kansa sel dεm dכn spre to fa fa pat dεm na di bכdi, ivin tru yu bכdi כ yu limf sistεm.

Aw dɛn kin trit kansa?

Dɔktɔ dɛn kin yuz difrɛn tritmɛnt dɛn. Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin yuz kɔmbayn tritmɛnt, i kin dipen pan yu kɔndishɔn. Di tritmɛnt dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ mɛn kansa pas ɔl na:

• Ɔpreshɔn: Dɛn kin pul di tumbu dɛn we gɛt kansa we nɔ skata yet to ɔda pat dɛn na di bɔdi bay we dɛn du ɔpreshɔn.
• Kimotɛrapi: Dɛn kin gi pawaful mɛrɛsin dɛn as pils ɔ as wata we dɛn kin gi insay dɛn bɛlɛ fɔ pwɛl di kansa sɛl dɛn.
• Radieshɔn tɛrapi: Dɛn kin yuz bɔku bɔku raytin fɔ kil di kansa sɛl dɛn.
• Immunotherapy: I de mek yu bɔdi in yon imyun sistɛm fɔ fɛt di sik.
• Tεrapi we dεn de tכk: di tritmεnt de tכk bכt di jεnεtik mכtεshכn dεm we de tכn hεlty sεl dεm to kεnsar sεl dεm.
• Ɔmon tɛrapi: I de blok di ɔmon dɛn we de ɛp kansa fɔ gro. Fɔ ɛgzampul, dɛn kin gi pipul dɛn we gɛt prɔstat kansa ɔmon dɛn we de mek dɛn nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ tɛstostɛron.
• Bɔn mɛro transplant: Dɛn kin chenj di blɔd stem sɛl dɛn we dɔn pwɛl wit sɛl dɛn we gɛt wɛlbɔdi.

Di tritmɛnt fɔ kansa kin mek yu gɛt sɔm bad bad tin dɛn. Dɛn sayd ɛfɛkt ya kin dipen pan di kayn tritmɛnt we yu kin gɛt ɛn aw yu bɔdi kin du am. If yu gɛt ɛni sayd ɛfɛkt we yu de trit yu kansa, mek shɔ se yu tɛl yu dɔktɔ. Dɛn kin ebul fɔ gi yu advays ɔ mɛrɛsin dɛn we go ɛp yu.

We dɛn de fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt kansa?

Nɔto ɔl kansa dɛn kin ebul fɔ avɔyd, mɔ di wan dɛn we kin kam wit tin dɛn we kin mek wi nɔ ebul fɔ kɔntrol. Bɔt tin dɛn de we yu kin du fɔ ridyus di prɔblɛm we yu gɛt:

• If yu de smok ɔ yu de yuz tabak, tray fɔ lɛf fɔ smok . Aks yu dɔktɔ bɔt di program dɛn fɔ lɛf fɔ smok.
• Fɔ fala wan plan fɔ it fayn fayn wan we go fayn fɔ yu.
• Ad ɛksesaiz fɔ yu bɔdi to di tin dɛn we yu de du ɛvride.
• Stay fa frɔm di pɔyzin dɛn we de na di envayrɔmɛnt lɛk asbest ɛn peshɛnt sayd.
• Protekt yusɛf frɔm di damej we di san de pwɛl (e.g., yuz sanglas, hat, sanskrin).
• Gɛt kansa skrinin ɔltɛm .

Aw layf tan lɛk wit kansa? (Autluk fɔ Kansa)

Yu spɛshal, ɛn yu prɔgnosis spɛshal. Yu dɔktɔ dɛn go no aw yu go si tin bay tin dɛn lɛk:

• Yu ɔl wɛlbɔdi biznɛs .
• Di kayn kansa we yu gɛt.
• Di stej we yu kansa de.
• Aw yu kin biev we yu gɛt tritmɛnt .

Pan ɔl we nɔto wan `krɔs` de fɔ kansa, sɔm kansa dɛn kin ansa fayn we dɛn tek tritmɛnt. Bɔrku pipul dɛn kin gɛt ridɔkshɔn pan de sik. Dɔktɔ dɛn kin kɔl dis ridɔkshɔn pan di simptom dɛm, sɔmtɛm i kin ivin disappearing kɔmplit wan, ``rɛmishɔn``. ``Patial remission`` min se di simptom dεm dכn dכn to sכm mak. ``Kɔmplit rɛmishɔn`` min se nɔr de simptom igen. Bikɔs difrɛn kansa dɛn nid difrɛn tritmɛnt, di tin dɛn we kin apin kin difrɛn. Jɛnɛral wan, pipul dɛm wae dɛn kin no ɛn trit bifo di kansa prɛd kin gɛt di bɛst tin fɔ du . Bɔt ivin if yu kansa dɔn skata pas usay i bigin, tritmɛnt kin kɔntrol in growth, pul yu simptom dɛm, ɛp yu fɔ liv lɔng, ɛn impɔtant yu ``kwaliti fɔ layf``.

Wetin na de liv rεt wae pipul dεm wae de rεkכva frכm kεnsar?

Di rεt wae de sכvayv na εstimat bay di εkspiriεns dεm wae big grup dεm wae gεt difrεn kayn kεnsar. Jɔs lɛk aw di sik de go, di nɔmba fɔ pipul dɛn we de liv kin difrɛn difrɛn wan bay di kayn kansa, di stej we i gɛt, ɛn di tritmɛnt.

De tin wae impɔtant pas ɔl fɔ mɛmba na dat, dɛn rεt ya fɔ liv na כnli εstimat. Dɛn nɔr kin tɛl yu ustɛm aw lɔng yu go liv ɔr aw yu bɔdi go ansa wan patikyula tritmɛnt. Yu dɔktɔ kin tɛl yu mɔ bɔt dis.

Aw a kin kia fɔ misɛf? (Fɔ kia fɔ yusɛf) .

Fɔ kia fɔ yusɛf rili impɔtant we yu de liv wit kansa. I kin difrɛn fɔ ɛnibɔdi. If yu trit yusɛf wit smɔl TLC (Tender Loving Care) we yu nid am, dat kin mek yu nɔ strɛs ɛn mek yu gɛt bɛtɛ maynd, filin, ɛn spiritual wɛlbɔdi. Na sɔm tin dɛn we yu kin du:

• Tray tin dɛn lɛk art ɔ myuzik tɛrapi.
• Fɛn sɔpɔt grup fɔ tɔk to pipul dɛn we dɔn gɛt di sem ɛkspiriɛns lɛk yu.
• Gɛt layt masaj (bɔt aks yu dɔktɔ fɔs ).
• Mit wit pɔsin we sabi bɔt it ɛn mek wan it plan we go fayn fɔ yu.
• Praktis fɔ tink gud wan lɛk yoga ɛn meditashɔn.
• Rid buk we yu lɛk, ɔ wach fim we yu lɛk.
• Rɛst ɛnitɛm we yu want, nɔto jɔs we yu ebul.
• Set yu yon "visiting hours" fɔ spɛn tɛm wit yu pipul dɛm we yu lɛk ɛn protɛkt yu yon tɛm fɔ rilaks.
• Tɔk to dɔktɔ ɔ advaysa bɔt aw dis sik kin ambɔg pɔsin in maynd.
• Rayt wetin de na yu maynd na wan jɔnal.

Sɔm pan dɛn tin ya nɔ go wok fɔ yu, ɛn dat nɔ bad. Di men tin na fɔ du tin dɛn we go mek yu gladi ɛn satisfay.Fɛn we dɛn fɔ spɛn yu tɛm di rayt we.

Ustɛm a fɔ go to dɔktɔ?

Tɛl yu dɔktɔ bɔt ɛni prɔblɛm we yu gɛt we yu de gɛt kansa tritmɛnt, ivin di sayd ɛfɛkt dɛn we di tritmɛnt kin gɛt. Bɔku tɛm, yu dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu kansa kin ɛp yu fɔ fɛn we fɔ mek yu fil fayn. If yu nɔ de fil fayn, nɔ shem fɔ tɛl dɛn.

Us kwɛstyɔn dɛn a fɔ aks di dɔktɔ?

No na pawa. If yu gɛt kansa, i impɔtant fɔ gɛda bɔku infɔmeshɔn as yu ebul. Na sɔm kwɛstyɔn dɛn we yu kin aks yu dɔktɔ:

• Us kayn kansa a gɛt?
• Di kansa dɔn skata to ɔda pat dɛn na mi bɔdi?
• Wetin na mi chans fɔ mek a wɛl?
• Us tritmɛnt yu kin advays?
• Wetin na di prɔblɛm ɛn bɛnifit dɛn we a kin gɛt we a de trit mi?
• Aw lɔng tritmɛnt kin tek?
• A go ebul fɔ wok di tɛm we dɛn de trit mi kansa?
• Yu tink se di tritmɛnt we dɛn kin gi mi kansa go afɛkt di we aw a kin bɔn pikin?
• A go gɛt fɔ de na ɔspitul fɔ mi tritmɛnt?
• Yu tink se klinik trial go bi gud opshɔn fɔ mi?

Di wɔd dɛm "yu gɛt kansa" na di wɔd dɛm we yu go ɛva yɛri we de mek yu fred pas ɔl. Wantɛm wantɛm, ɔltin kin fil se i nɔ shɔ. Yu kin fil bad, yu wan de fil, yu at pwɛl, yu kin vɛks. Yu kin fil ɔl dɛn tin ya wan tɛm. Ɔ, yu kin fil bad bad wan. Wetin yu de fil, i nɔ bad. Aw dis diagnosis go chenj mi? Aw mi layf go tan lɛk naw? Ɔmɔs tɛm a go gɛt wit di wan dɛn we a lɛk? If dɛn kwɛstyɔn ya de rɔn na yu maynd, nɔto yu wangren de. Frɔm di de we dɛn no se yu gɛt kansa, yu dɔn bi pɔsin we dɔn sev frɔm kansa – mɛmba na wan kɔmyuniti we de ɔlsay na di wɔl. Yu go mit bɔku pipul dɛn along di rod. Aks sɔpɔt frɔm dɛn ɛn di wan dɛn we yu lɛk. Yu dɔktɔ dɛn ɔndastand di siriɔs tin bɔt dis tin we de chenj yu layf – dɛn de ya fɔ ɛp yu pan ɛni we we yu nid.

Mɛsej we dɛn kin kɛr go na os

Pan ɔl we kansa na siriɔs sik, fɔ no, fɔ no am kwik, ɛn fɔ trit am fayn, kin mek big difrɛns.

• If yu gɛt sɔm kayn sik dɛn we nɔ kɔmɔn (espɛshali if dɛn kin las fɔ pas tu wiks), go to dɔktɔ.
• Nɔ tek tin dɛn we kin mek pɔsin gɛt kansa as yu ebul (nɔ fɔ smok, it fayn it, fɔ du ɛksɛsayz).
• Mek yu de chɛk yu wɛlbɔdi ɔltɛm .
• Tɔk wit yu dɔktɔ opin wan bɔt di tritmɛnt dɛn ɛn di bad tin dɛn we kin apin to yu .
• Mɛmba se nɔto yu wangren de . Gɛt ɛp frɔm yu fambul dɛn, padi dɛn, ɛn sɔpɔt grup dɛn.

Mɛmba se i rili impɔtant fɔ bia wit dis prɔblɛm wit strɔng maynd ɛn fayn abit .