I nɔmal fɔ mek ɛnibɔdi fil bad ɛn shɔk we di dɔktɔ tɛl am se i gɛt bɔdi kansa. Bɔt da fred de kin bɔku mɔ we dɛn no se di kansa dɔn skata to ɔda pat dɛn na di bɔdi, we min se i ‘advans’. Dɔktɔ dɛn kin kɔl dis bak `(mɛtastatik)` ɔ `(stej IV)`. So tide wi de tɔk bɔt dis siriɔs sik, ɔr ‘ advanced breast cancer ’. Nɔ panik we yu yɛri dis. De tin wae impɔtant pas ɔl na fɔ ɔndastand dis sik fayn fayn wan. Pan ɔl we i nɔ go ebul fɔ wɛl ɔl, nyu tritmɛnt dɛn de we go ɛp yu fɔ kɔntrol di kansa ɛn liv lɔng ɛn bɛtɛ.
Aw brɔst kansa kin skata ɔlsay na di bɔdi?
I rili simpul. Tink bɔt dis we: Kansa na sik we de sheb di sɛl dɛn we dɛn nɔ ebul fɔ kɔntrol. Sɔm pan dɛn kansa sɛl ya kin brok kɔmɔt na di bɔdi ɛn travul tru di blɔd vesel ɛn limf sistɛm na wi bɔdi. I tan lɛk smɔl smɔl tin dɛn we de na riva. Di kansa sɛl dɛm we de travul dis we kin go na ɔda pat dɛm na di bɔdi, mɔ di bon dɛm, di lɔng dɛm, di liva, ɔ di bren, ɛn bigin fɔ gro de. Ivin if i de na difrɛn ɔgan, i stil de na di bɔdi kansa sɛl dɛn. Na dat mek dɔktɔ dɛn kin trit am wit di sem mɛrɛsin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ bɔdi kansa.
Us sayn dɛm wae yu kin gɛt pan dis kayn tin?
Sɔm pipul dɛn nɔr kin gɛt ɛni sayn at ɔl, bɔt bɔrku pipul dɛn go gɛt sɔm kayn pwɛl hat. Di sayn dɛm wae yu go gɛt go dipen pan usay di kansa sɛl dɛm dɔn skata.
De tin wae impɔtant pas ɔl na fɔ tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt ɛni nyu pen ɔr diskɔmfɔt wae yu fil. Bɔrku tritmɛnt de fɔ ɛp fɔ kɔntrol dɛn sik ya.
Lɛ wi ɛksplen dis mɔ na di tebul we de dɔŋ ya.
| Usay di kansa dɔn skata | Kɔmɔn sayn dɛm wae kin apun |
|---|---|
| Bɔn dɛn | Bɔdi pen, mɔ di bon pen, di bon dɛn kin wik ɛn brok izi wan (fractures). |
| Lɔng | Kɔf ɔltɛm, i nɔ kin izi fɔ blo, i kin at na in chɛst. |
| Liva | Pen na di ɔp rayt say na di bɛlɛ, blo, yu nɔ de want fɔ it, yu yay ɛn yu skin de yɔlɔ (jaundice), yu nɔs. |
| Bren | Yu ed kin at ɔltɛm, yu kin chenj yu yay, yu kin gɛt sik, yu kin gɛt prɔblɛm fɔ tɔk, yu nɔ kin fil fayn ɔ yu kin wik na wan say na di bɔdi. |
Wetin na di tritmɛnt dɛm fɔ dis?
We di kansa de na di bɔdi nɔmɔ, di men tritmɛnt na fɔ ɔpreshɔn fɔ pul di tumbu. Bɔt we di kansa dɔn skata ɔlsay na di bɔdi, di tritmɛnt dɛn we de na di sistɛm na di men tritmɛnt. Dɛn tin ya kin travul tru yu blɔd ɛn atak di kansa sɛl dɛn ɔlsay na yu bɔdi.
Bɔku men we dɛn de fɔ trit pɔsin :
- Ɔmon Tɛrapi: Ɔmon de ɛp sɔm kayn bɔdi kansa fɔ gro. Dis tritmɛnt de wok bay we i de blok di wok we dɛn ɔmon dɛn de du.
- Kimotɛrapi: Dis kin wok bay we i de kil di kansa sɛl dɛn we de sheb kwik kwik wan. Dis kin mek di tumbu dɛn smɔl kwik kwik wan, bɔt i kin gɛt sɔm ɔda sayd ɛfɛkt dɛn.
- Targeted Therapy : Dis kin min fɔ atak wan patikyula wikɛd tin we de na di kansa sɛl dɛm, so dat i nɔ go pwɛl di sɛl dɛm we gɛt wɛlbɔdi.
- Immunotherapy: Dis kin min fɔ mek yu bɔdi in yon imyun sistɛm ebul fɔ fɛt di kansa sɛl dɛn.
Yu dɔktɔ go disayd us tritmɛnt go fayn fɔ yu. Dɛn kin nid fɔ chenj di tritmɛnt dɛn as tɛm de go.
Tin dɛn we go ɛp yu fɔ kɔntinyu fɔ strɔng pan dis waka
Fɔ liv wit sik lɛk dis kin tranga , pan yu bɔdi ɛn maynd. Bɔt bɔku tin dɛn de we yu kin du fɔ mek di waka izi.
Kɔntrol di pen.
If yu gɛt pen, nɔ tink se, "Dis na jɔs aw i de, a fɔ liv wit am." Bɔrku tɛm, dɛn kin ebul fɔ kɔntrol di pen. If yu de fil pen, tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt am. Yu kin nid fɔ chenj di mɛrɛsin we yu de tek, ɔ yu go nid fɔ go to dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu pen.
Stay kɔnɛkt wit ɔda pipul dɛn.
Nɔ de yu wan dis tɛm. Tɔk to yu famili ɛn yu tayt padi dɛn bɔt aw yu de fil. Dɔn bak, sɔpɔt grup dɛn de usay ɔda pipul dɛn we dɔn gɛt di sem kayn ɛkspiriɛns kin ɛp yu fɔ fil se yu gɛt mɔ pawa. Yu kin aks yu dɔktɔ aw fɔ fɛn dɛn kayn grup ya.
Tek kia ɔf yu maynd wɛlbɔdi.
Wit siriɔs sik lɛk dis, yu kin gɛt bɔrku filin. Na nɔmal tin fɔ lɛ pɔsin vɛks, fil bad, fil gilti, ɛn fil bad . Yu kin fil bak se yu gɛt op sɔntɛnde. Nɔn pan dɛn filin ya nɔ ‘rayt’ ɔ ‘rɔng.’ Alaw yusɛf fɔ fil dɛn. If yu fil se yu nid ɛp, tɔk to yu dɔktɔ ɔ di wan dɛn we yu lɛk. If yu gɛt advays bɔt yu maynd ɛn tɔk to ɔda pipul dɛn, dat kin ɛp fɔ mek yu nɔ fil se yu wangren de.
Fɛn ɔda tin dɛn bɔt klinik trial dɛn
Dis na klinik trial, wae na risach stɔdi fɔ fɛn nyu tritmɛnt. Dipen pan yu kayn kansa ɛn yu wɛl bɔdi, yu kin fit fɔ tek pat pan wan pan dɛn trial ya. Tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt dis.
Lan bɔt Palliative Care
Dis na di rɔŋ we aw pipul dɛn kin tink. Palliative care na wan kayn kia wae dɛn kin gi pipul dɛm wae gɛt siriɔs sik. Dɛn mek am fɔ mek yu gɛt bɛtɛ layf, fɔ kɔntrol di pen, fɔ mek yu fil fayn, ɛn ɛp yu fɔ ɔndastand di tritmɛnt dɛn we yu kin gɛt. Dis savis kin bigin as ali as di de we dɛn no se yu gɛt di sik. Hospice care na wan smɔl pat pan palliativ kia. Dɛn kin gi am to pipul dɛn we dɔktɔ dɔn tɛl dɛn se dɛn nɔ rich 6 mɔnt fɔ liv.
Mɛsej we dɛn kin kɛr go na os
- ‘Advanced breast cancer’ min se brɔst kansa dɔn skata to ɔda pat dɛn na di bɔdi. Pan ɔl we dɛn nɔ go ebul fɔ mɛn am ɔl, naw dɛn gɛt tritmɛnt dɛn we rili fayn we go mek pɔsin liv lɔng ɛn mek in layf bɛtɛ.
- Yu kin ebul fɔ kɔntrol di sayn dɛm lɛk pen ɛn shɔt briz, so mek shɔ se yu tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt ɛni nyu diskɔmfɔt.
- Imɔshɔnal sɔpɔt rili impɔtant insay dis joyn. Kɔnekt wit yu fambul, padi dɛn, ɛn sɔpɔt grup dɛn. Nɔ tray fɔ kɛr dis lod yu wan.
- Palliative care nɔto jɔs fɔ di ɛnd ɔf layf. Dɛn kin yuse am fɔ mek yu layf izi frɔm di de we dɛn no se yu gɛt di sik.
- If yu ɔr pɔrsin wae yu sabi gɛt dis sik, nɔr giv ɔp op. Mɛdikal sayɛns de go bifo ɛvride, so tɔk to yu dɔktɔ ɔltɛm ɛn no bɔt di nyu tritmɛnt dɛn.
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