Kwimeko yempilo yamadoda, ii-akhronimi ezimbalwa zithwala ubunzima obuninzi-kwaye zivusa ingxoxo eninzi-njenge-PSA. Uvavanyo lweProstate-Specific Antigen, ukutsalwa kwegazi olulula, luhlala lusesona sixhobo sinamandla, kodwa singaqondwa kakuhle, ekulweni nomhlaza wedlala lesinyi. Njengoko izikhokelo zonyango ziqhubeka nokuvela, umyalezo obalulekileyo kuyo yonke indoda kunye nosapho lwabo ngulo: ingxoxo enolwazi malunga novavanyo lwe-PSA ayibalulekanga nje; ibalulekile.

Umhlaza wedlala lobudoda udla ngokuba sisifo esithe cwaka kumanqanaba asekuqaleni, awona anyangekayo. Ngokungafaniyo nezinye ii-cancer ezininzi, zinokukhula iminyaka ngaphandle kokubangela naziphi na iimpawu ezibonakalayo. Ngexesha lokuvela kweempawu ezinjengobunzima bomchamo, iintlungu zamathambo, okanye igazi kumchamo, umhlaza usenokuba sele uhambele phambili, nto leyo eyenza unyango lube nzima ngakumbi kwaye iziphumo zingaqinisekanga. Uvavanyo lwePSA lusebenza njengenkqubo yokulumkisa kwangethuba. Ilinganisa inqanaba leprotheyini eveliswa lidlala lesinyi. Ngelixa inqanaba le-PSA eliphakamileyo alikho ukuxilongwa okuqinisekileyo komhlaza-linokuthi liphakanyiswe ziimeko eziqhelekileyo, ezingenalo umhlaza ezifana ne-Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) okanye i-prostatitis-isebenza njengeflegi ebomvu ebalulekileyo, eyenza uphando olongezelelweyo.

Kulapho ingxabano ilele khona, kwaye iyinto enqabileyo ekufuneka wonke umntu ayiqonde. Kwixesha elidlulileyo, iinkxalabo malunga "nokuxilongwa ngokugqithisileyo" kunye "nonyango olugqithisileyo" lwemihlaza ekhula ngokucothayo enokuthi ingaze ibeke ubomi esichengeni ikhokelele imibutho yezempilo yoluntu ukuba ingagxininisi uvavanyo lwesiqhelo. Uloyiko yayikukuba amadoda ebefumana unyango olundlongondlongo kwimihlaza ebeka umngcipheko omncinci, enokuthi ijongane neziphumo ebezingalindelekanga eziguqula ubomi ezifana nokungaphumeleli komchamo kunye nokungasebenzi kakuhle kwe-erectile ngokungeyomfuneko.

Nangona kunjalo, indlela yanamhlanje yovavanyo lwe-PSA ikhule kakhulu. Utshintsho oluphambili lukude novavanyo oluzenzekelayo, jikelele olubhekiselele ekuthathweni kwezigqibo ekwabelwana ngazo. Incoko ayisekho nje ngokufumana uvavanyo; imalunga nengxoxo eneenkcukacha nogqirha wakhongaphambiliuvavanyo. Le ngxoxo kufuneka isekelwe kwimingcipheko yomntu ngamnye, kubandakanywa iminyaka (ngokuqhelekileyo iqala kwi-50, okanye ngaphambili kumaqela asemngciphekweni), imbali yentsapho (utata okanye umntakwabo onomdlavuza we-prostate uphinda umngcipheko), kunye nobuhlanga (amadoda ase-Afrika-aseMelika anezinga eliphezulu lokufa kunye nokufa).

Ixhobe ngolu hlobo lweprofayili yomngcipheko, indoda kunye nogqirha wayo banokugqiba kwelokuba uvavanyo lwe-PSA lolona khetho lufanelekileyo. Ukuba inqanaba le-PSA liphakanyisiwe, impendulo ayiseyiyo i-biopsy ekhawulezileyo okanye unyango. Endaweni yoko, oogqirha ngoku banoluhlu lwamaqhinga. Basenokucebisa “ucupho olusebenzayo,” apho umhlaza ujongwa ngokusondeleyo ngovavanyo oluqhelekileyo lwe-PSA kunye nokuphinda i-biopsies, ungenelele kuphela ukuba ubonisa iimpawu zokuqhubela phambili. Le ndlela ikhusela ngokukhuselekileyo unyango kumadoda anesifo esisezantsi.

Ukungahoyi uvavanyo lwePSA ngokupheleleyo, nangona kunjalo, kukungcakaza ngezona ndawo ziphakamileyo. Umhlaza wedlala lobudoda ngunobangela wesibini ophambili wokubhubha komhlaza emadodeni. Xa ifunyenwe kwangoko, izinga lokusinda leminyaka emihlanu liphantse libe yi-100%. Kumhlaza oye wanwenwela kwiindawo ezikude zomzimba, elo zinga lehla kakhulu. Uvavanyo lwePSA, kuko konke ukungafezeki kwalo, sesona sixhobo sikhoyo sifumaneka ngokubanzi esinaso ukuze sibambe isifo kwangethuba, nenyangekayo.

I-takeaway icacile: musa ukuvumela ingxoxo ikuphazamise. Yiba nomdla. Qalisa incoko nomboneleli wakho wezempilo. Qonda umngcipheko wakho wobuqu. Qwalasela iinzuzo ezinokubakho zokubhaqwa kwangoko ngokuchasene nemingcipheko yezilumkiso zobuxoki. Uvavanyo lwe-PSA ayisiyobhola yekristale egqibeleleyo, kodwa lulwazi olubalulekileyo. Kwinjongo yokukhusela impilo yamadoda, olo lwazi lunokuba ngumahluko phakathi kobomi nokufa. Cwangcisa elo dinga, buza imibuzo, kwaye ulawule. Ikamva lakho liya kukubulela.

We baysen zonyango unokubonelelaPSAkwayef-PSAIkhithi yovavanyo olukhawulezayo lovavanyo kwangoko.Ukuba unemfuno yayo, wamkelekile ukuba uqhagamshelane nathi ngeenkcukacha ezithe vetshe.