Tiyeni tiphunzire za khansa ya m'mawere ndi jini ya BRCA kuchokera mu nkhani ya wochita sewero lapamwamba.

Mwina ndinu wowonera mafilimu ndi ma TV aku Hollywood. Ndiye mwina mukukumbukira wochita sewero Christina Applegate. Wochita sewero waluso kwambiri komanso wotchuka. Koma kumbuyo kwa nkhope yomwetulirayo, pali nkhani yovuta kwambiri yomwe adakumana nayo m'moyo wake, ndipo tingaphunzire zambiri kuchokera pamenepo. Lero tikulankhula za zimenezo. Iyi si nkhani ya wochita sewero chabe, koma phunziro lotsegula maso lokhudza khansa ya m'mawere ndi zoopsa za majini zomwe zimagwirizanitsidwa nayo.

Khansa ya m'mawere ali ndi zaka 36... Nchifukwa chiyani izi zinachitika?

Tangoganizirani, mungamve bwanji mutapezeka ndi khansa ya m'mawere muli ndi zaka 36, ​​muli ndi moyo wabwino kwambiri? Christina anayenera kukumana ndi vutoli. Koma izi si zachilendo kwa banja lake. Amayi ake nawonso anali ndi khansa ya m'mawere ali aang'ono. Chifukwa cha mbiri ya banjali, Christina wakhala akuyesedwa khansa ya m'mawere nthawi zonse kuyambira ali ndi zaka 30. Ichi ndi chinthu chofunikira kwambiri chomwe chinapulumutsa moyo wake. Izi zikutisonyeza kufunika kodziwa izi ngati wina m'banja mwanu wakhala ndi khansa ndikuyesedwa msanga atalangizidwa ndi dokotala. Ngakhale kuti matendawa adatsimikizira kuti anali ndi khansa m'bere limodzi lokha, adapanga chisankho cholimba mtima kwambiri. Izi zinali zoti mabere onse awiri achotsedwe opaleshoni ("double mastectomy"). Anthu ambiri angadzifunse kuti, "N'chifukwa chiyani munapanga chisankho chotere?" Chifukwa cha izi ndi zotsatira za mayeso ake a majini.

Kodi kusintha kwa majini a BRCA kumeneku ndi kotani?

Tiyeni tinene mwachidule. Thupi lathu lili ngati nyumba yomangidwa motsatira pulani. Chilichonse m'nyumba muno chimayendetsedwa ndi "pulani" yotchedwa majini athu. Ena mwa majini amenewa ali ngati "alonda" omwe amaletsa maselo a thupi lathu kugawikana mosalamulirika ndikuletsa khansa kuti isapangidwe. BRCA1 ndi BRCA2 ndi majini awiri oteteza. Bola ngati akugwira ntchito bwino, amachepetsa chiopsezo chokhala ndi khansa ya m'mawere ndi yam'chiberekero. Koma nthawi zina majini amenewa amatha "kusintha" kapena kukhala ndi vuto. Taganizirani zomwe zimachitika pamene mabuleki a galimoto awonongeka. Galimotoyo singayime. Mofananamo, kusintha kwa majini a BRCA kumachitika, imataya mphamvu zake zoletsa maselo a khansa kukula. Kuyesa kwa majini a Christina kunatsimikizira kuti ali ndi kusintha kwa majini a BRCA1. Yang'anani tebulo ili m'munsimu kuti muwone momwe chiopsezochi chikuonekera. Tsopano mukutha kuona chifukwa chake Christina anaganiza zochotsa mabere onse awiri? Pofuna kupewa chiopsezo chachikulu chotenga khansa m'bere lina mtsogolo. Komanso, mu 2017, adachitidwa opaleshoni ina yayikulu. Imeneyo inali yochotsa mazira ake ndi machubu a fallopian. Imeneyo inali yopewa chiopsezo chachikulu chotenga khansa ya mazira. Izi ndi zisankho zovuta kwambiri, zaumwini. Koma adapanga zonsezi pokambirana ndi madokotala ake, komanso podziwa bwino za vutoli.

Kulimbana ndi khansa ndi moyo

Nkhondo ya Christina sinathe ndi opaleshoni. Anasintha kotheratu moyo wake.

Zakudya zabwino

Chinthu chimodzi chomwe amanena nthawi zonse ndi kuchepetsa kuchuluka kwa chakudya chomwe chili ndi mankhwala ndi zinthu zotetezera momwe angathere. M'malo mwake, nthawi zonse amagogomezera kufunika kodya zakudya zachilengedwe monga zipatso ndi ndiwo zamasamba zatsopano .

Kusamalira kupsinjika maganizo

Asanadwale khansa, anali munthu "wopsinjika maganizo kwambiri". Koma atakumana ndi izi, anazindikira kufunika kothana ndi kupsinjika maganizo. Tsopano akuyesera kuona "chovala chokongola" mu chilichonse. Thanzi lathu la maganizo limakhudza mwachindunji chitetezo cha mthupi. Chifukwa chake, kukhala chete m'maganizo kumathandizanso polimbana ndi matenda.

Kuthandiza ena

Christina, yemwe ankaona kuti sikungakhale chilungamo kulola kuti zomwe adakumana nazo zichitikire wina, adayambitsa bungwe lotchedwa "Right Action for Women." Bungweli limapereka thandizo la ndalama kwa amayi omwe ali pachiwopsezo chachikulu cha khansa kuti akapimidwe mayeso okwera mtengo, monga MRIs.

Vuto lina m'moyo ndi kulimba mtima kosalekeza

Patapita nthawi, moyo wa Christina unabwera ndi vuto lina. Umenewo unali matenda omwe adapezeka kuti anali ndi matenda otchedwa ``Multiple Sclerosis (MS)``, omwe amakhudza mitsempha yamagazi. Kukhala ndi izi n'kovuta kwambiri. Koma sanasiye. Anati, "Njira iyi ndi yovuta kwambiri. Koma tonse tikudziwa, njira ikupitirira." Mawu ochepa awa akutipatsa lingaliro la mphamvu zake zosagwedezeka zamaganizo.

Zimene tingaphunzire kuchokera ku nkhani ya Christina

Pali maphunziro angapo ofunikira omwe mungaphunzire kuchokera munkhaniyi. 1. Dziwani mbiri ya banja lanu: Kodi amayi anu, mlongo wanu, azakhali anu, kapena agogo anu adadwala khansa ya m'mawere kapena khansa ya m'chiberekero? Ngati ndi choncho, onetsetsani kuti mwalankhula ndi dokotala wanu za izi. 2. Kuzindikira msanga kumapulumutsa miyoyo: Ngati dokotala wanu akulangizani, pezani mayeso monga "mammogram" pa nthawi yake. Komanso, phunzirani momwe mungadziyesere nokha pa bere kunyumba. Ngati mukumva kusintha kulikonse kapena zotupa , musachite mantha ndipo pitani kwa dokotala nthawi yomweyo. 3. Kuyesa Majini: Ngati muli ndi mbiri yabwino ya khansa m'banja lanu, funsani dokotala wanu za kuyezetsa majini monga BRCA. Si aliyense amene amafunikira izi, koma zingakhale zofunika kwambiri kwa iwo omwe ali pachiwopsezo chachikulu. 4. Moyo Wathanzi: Zakudya zoyenera, kuchita masewera olimbitsa thupi, komanso kuthana ndi kupsinjika maganizo ndi chitetezo chabwino kwambiri ku matenda aliwonse.