Masifunde ngomhlaza webele kunye nejini ye-BRCA kwibali lomdlali weqonga odumileyo.

Mhlawumbi ungumbukeli weemuvi zaseHollywood kunye nothotho lweTV. Emva koko mhlawumbi uyamkhumbula umdlali weqonga uChristina Applegate. Umdlali weqonga onetalente kakhulu nodumileyo. Kodwa emva kobuso obuncumileyo, kukho ibali elinzima kakhulu awajongana nalo ebomini bakhe, kwaye sinokufunda lukhulu kulo. Namhlanje sithetha ngaloo nto. Eli asilobali lomdlali weqonga nje kuphela, kodwa sisifundo esivula amehlo malunga nomhlaza webele kunye neengozi zemfuza ezinxulumene nawo.

Umhlaza webele eneminyaka engama-36 ubudala... Kutheni oku kwenzeke?

Khawucinge nje, ubuya kuziva njani ukuba ubunokufunyanwa unomhlaza webele uneminyaka engama-36 ubudala, ngexesha elifanelekileyo ebomini bakho? UChristina kwafuneka ajongane naloo mava. Kodwa oku akuqali kusapho lwakhe. Umama wakhe naye wayenomhlaza webele eselula. Ngenxa yale mbali yosapho, uChristina ebesoloko ehlolwa umhlaza webele ukususela eneminyaka engama-30 ubudala. Le yeyona nto ibalulekileyo eyasindisa ubomi bakhe. Oku kusibonisa ukubaluleka kokuqaphela ukuba umntu kusapho lwakho ukhe waba nomhlaza kwaye ahlolwe kwangethuba ngengcebiso kagqirha. Nangona ukuxilongwa kuqinisekisile ukuba wayenomhlaza kwibele elinye kuphela, wenza isigqibo esinesibindi kakhulu. Oko yayikukususwa kwamabele omabini ngotyando ("i-double mastectomy"). Abantu abaninzi banokuzibuza, "Kutheni wenze isigqibo esinjalo?" Isizathu soku sisiphumo sovavanyo lwakhe lwemfuza.

Yintoni le nguqu yezakhi zofuzo ze-BRCA?

Masiyibeke ngokulula. Umzimba wethu ufana nesakhiwo esakhiwe ngokwesicwangciso. Yonke into kwesi sakhiwo ilawulwa "yiplani" ebizwa ngokuba yijini zethu. Ezinye zezi jini zifana "nabalindi" abathintela iiseli zomzimba wethu ukuba zingahlukani ngokungalawulekiyo kwaye bathintele ukwakheka komhlaza. I-BRCA1 kunye ne-BRCA2 ziijini ezimbini ezinjalo zokulinda. Lo gama nje zisebenza kakuhle, zinciphisa umngcipheko wokuba nomhlaza webele kunye nowesibeleko. Kodwa ngamanye amaxesha ezi jini zinokuba "zitshintshile" okanye zibe nempazamo. Cinga ngento eyenzekayo xa inkqubo yeebhuleki zemoto yonakala. Imoto ayinakuma. Ngokufanayo, xa kwenzeka utshintsho kwijini ye-BRCA, ilahlekelwa ngamandla ayo okuthintela ukukhula kweeseli zomhlaza. Uvavanyo lwejini lukaChristina luqinisekisile ukuba une-gene ye-BRCA1. Jonga le theyibhile ingezantsi ukuze ubone ukuba le ngozi injani. Ngoku ungasibona isizathu sokuba uChristina agqibe ekubeni asuswe omabini amabele? Ukuze aphephe umngcipheko ophezulu wokuba nomhlaza kwelinye ibele kwixesha elizayo. Kwakhona, ngo-2017, wenza olunye utyando olukhulu. Oko yayikukususa ama-ovari kunye nemibhobho ye-fallopian. Oko yayikukuphepha umngcipheko ophezulu wokuba nomhlaza we-ovari. Ezi zizigqibo ezinzima kakhulu, zobuqu. Kodwa konke oku wakwenza ngokubonisana noogqirha bakhe, kwaye enolwazi olupheleleyo ngale meko.

Ukulwa nomhlaza kunye nendlela yokuphila

Idabi likaChristina alizange liphele ngotyando. Utshintshe ngokupheleleyo indlela yakhe yokuphila.

Ukutya okunempilo

Into enye ahlala eyithetha kukunciphisa ukutya okuneekhemikhali kunye nezithinteli zokuguga kangangoko kunokwenzeka. Endaweni yoko, uhlala egxininisa ukubaluleka kokutya ukutya kwendalo okufana neziqhamo nemifuno emitsha .

Ulawulo loxinzelelo

Ngaphambi kokuba abe nomhlaza, wayengumntu "oxinezelekileyo kakhulu". Kodwa emva kwale mava, waqonda ukubaluleka kokulawula uxinzelelo. Ngoku uzama ukubona "umgca ocacileyo" kuyo yonke into. Impilo yethu yengqondo ichaphazela ngokuthe ngqo inkqubo yomzimba yokuzikhusela. Ke ngoko, ukuhlala sizolile engqondweni kukwanceda ekulweni nezifo.

Ukunceda abanye

UChristina, owayevakalelwa kukuba bekungayi kuba yinto engalunganga ukuvumela oko wayedlule kuko kwenzeke komnye umntu, wade waqalisa umbutho obizwa ngokuba yi-"Right Action for Women." Lo mbutho ubonelela ngoncedo lwemali kubafazi abasengozini enkulu yomhlaza ukuze benze iimvavanyo ezibizayo, ezifana nee-MRIs.

Olunye ucelomngeni ebomini kunye nesibindi sengqondo esingagungqiyo

Ekuhambeni kwexesha, ubomi bukaChristina buye nolunye ucelomngeni. Loo nto yayikukufunyaniswa ukuba unesifo esibizwa ngokuba yi-"Multiple Sclerosis (MS)``, esichaphazela inkqubo yemithambo-luvo. Ukuphila nale nto kunzima kakhulu. Kodwa akazange anikezele. Wathi, "Le ndlela inzima kakhulu. Kodwa sonke siyazi, indlela iyaqhubeka." La magama ambalwa asinika umbono wamandla akhe engqondo angenakugungqiswa.

Oko sinokukufunda kwibali likaChristina

Kukho izifundo ezibalulekileyo onokuzifunda kweli bali. 1. Yazi imbali yosapho lwakho: Ngaba umama wakho, udadewenu, umakazi, okanye umakhulu wakho wayenomhlaza webele okanye umhlaza wesibeleko? Ukuba kunjalo, qiniseka ukuba uthetha nogqirha wakho ngayo. 2. Ukufunyaniswa kwangoko kusindisa ubomi: Ukuba ugqirha wakho uyacebisa, fumana iimvavanyo ezifana ne-"mammogram" ngexesha. Kwakhona, funda indlela yokuzihlola amabele ekhaya. Ukuba uziva naluphi na utshintsho okanye amaqhuma , ungoyiki kwaye ubone ugqirha ngoko nangoko. 3. Uvavanyo lweMfuzo: Ukuba unembali enamandla yosapho yomhlaza, buza ugqirha wakho malunga novavanyo lwemfuza olufana ne-BRCA. Asinguye wonke umntu ozidingayo ezi zinto, kodwa zinokuba zibaluleke kakhulu kwabo basengozini enkulu. 4. Indlela yokuphila enempilo: Ukutya okunesondlo, ukuzilolonga, kunye nokulawula uxinzelelo zezona zikhuselo zibalaseleyo nxamnye naso nasiphi na isifo.