Ngenkathi abantu abaningi bebhekisela "eminyaka yobudala" engxoxweni engavamile, izibalo eziningi zibhekisela eminyakeni yobudala kunokuba zilinganiselwe . Ubudala besikhathi esiphakathi yiyona ndawo engaphansi: isigamu sazo zonke izixilongo zenzeka ngaphansi kwaleyo minyaka, kanti ingxenye iyaqhubeka ngaphezu kwalokho. Isilinganiso sonke iminyaka senezelwe futhi sihlukaniswe nenani lamacala. Ngakho-ke uma kutholakala abantu abane abaneminyaka engama-20 ubudala, 21, 23, no-28, isilinganiso esingu-23, kodwa umphakathi uneminyaka engama-22.
Isikhathi esiphezulu sokuxilongwa komdlavuza wamaphaphu sineminyaka engu-72 , ngokusho kwezibalo zakamuva eziqoqwe phakathi kuka-2008 no-2012. Kusukela ngo-1975 kuya ku-1999 ubudala besikhathi esiphakathi sokuthola umdlavuza wamaphaphu kwaba ngu-66.
Abesifazane nabesilisa
Ubudala bomdlavuza wemaphaphu buhluke kakhulu kubantu nabesilisa ezikoleni eziningi. Abesifazane bathambekela ekuhlakuleleni umdlavuza wamaphaphu ngesikhathi esincane kunamadoda cishe eminyakeni emibili. Kukhona nenani elingavamile labesifazane phakathi kwabantu abahlakulela umdlavuza wamaphaphu ngesikhathi esincane (eminyakeni engaphansi kweminyaka engama-50). Uma kwenzeka lokhu, qiniseka ukuthi uhlola imininingwane ngezansi.
Ubudala bokutholakala komdlavuza we-Lung Broken Down by Decades
Iphesenti lamagciwane ephaphu atholakala eneminyaka ngayinye kanje: (isibonelo, kuwo wonke amacala angu-100 omdlavuza wamaphaphu, ama-20 kuwo azotholakala kubantu abaneminyaka engu-55 kuya ku-64):
- Iminyaka engu-20 kuya ku-34 - 1.0%
- Ubuneminyaka engu-35 kuya ku-44 - 1.3%
- Iminyaka engu-45 kuya ku-54 - 7.9%
- Ubuneminyaka engu-55 ukuya ku-64 - 19.6%
- Uneminyaka engu-65 ukuya ku-74 - 30.5%
- I-75 kuya ku-84 yobudala - 30.6%
- Ubuneminyaka engu-85 nangaphezulu - 10.0%
Uma Uneminyaka Engaphansi Kwengu-40 (noma 50)
Uma uneminyaka engaphansi kwengu-40 ungase ube nomuzwa wokuthi uphazamisekile futhi uwedlule ngokwengeziwe. Sifunda ukuthi umdlavuza wamaphaphu kubantu abadala abancane-into ekhulayo-ivame ukuhluke kakhulu nomdlavuza wamaphaphu kuziguli ezindala.
Kunezinhlangano eziningi zemikhakha emaphaphu emnandi kakhulu ehlinzeka usizo nokusekela abantu abanomdlavuza wamaphaphu, kodwa omunye ufinyelela ngqo kulabo abasencane ngesifo. I-Bonnie Addario Lung Cancer Foundation yenza umsebenzi omuhle wokuxhuma abantu abasha ngomdlavuza wamaphaphu futhi ufunda ngentshiseko ezinye zezindlela umdlavuza wamaphaphu uhlukile kuleli qembu. Ungase uzwe ividiyo evela kuBonnie Addario exoxa ngokuthi lokhu kwaba kanjani. Omunye umehluko ophawulekayo wukuthi amaphesenti amakhulu abantu kuleli qembu ahlose ukuguqulwa kwezakhi zofuzo. Nakuba kubalulekile kunoma ubani onomdlavuza wesifo samangqamuzana ongewona omncane ukuba abe nokuprofetha kwezakhi zofuzo (okwenziwa ama-molecular) okwenziwe ngesisu, kubaluleke kakhulu kubantu abancane abanesifo. Funda ezinye izindlela umdlavuza wamaphaphu kubantu abadala asehlukile .
Uma Uneminyaka engaphezu kuka-70
Uma ungaphezu kweminyaka engu-70 kubalulekile ukukhuluma ngezinto ezimbalwa. Kubonakala sengathi inkolelo yokuthi abantu asebekhulile abakwazi ukubekezelela ukwelashwa okunonya ukuthi labo abasencane nalesi sifo bangakwazi ukusingatha. Ucwaningo olujabulisayo lubonise lokhu njengenganekwane, kepha ulwazi olujwayelekile ngalokhu lulindile ngemuva.
Kunezinto eziningana okufanele wazi ukuthi unomdlavuza wamaphaphu njengomuntu omdala osekhulile . Enye yukuthi ukuhlinzeka ngomdlavuza wamaphaphu okuqala, ngokuvamile, kulungile. Ucwaningo olubheke abantu abadala kuze kube yiminyaka engu-85 ngesimo esihle sokusebenza-okusho ukuthi bekungenjalo impilo enhle-bathole ukuthi babekezelela ezinye zalezi zinqubo kanye neziguli ezincane. Okufanayo kuye kwabonakala nge-chemotherapy.
Inothi elibalulekile okumelwe lenziwe ukuthi eziningi zokwelapha ezintsha zomdlavuza wamaphaphu-lezo ezithuthukisa izinga lokusinda-zilula kakhulu ukubekezelela kunokwelashwa kwamasiko. Lokhu kuhlanganisa imithi eyaziwa ngokuthi ukwelashwa okuhlosiwe kanye ne- immunotherapy .
Ukusekela nokuphikisana
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ubudala bakho bunjani uma utholakala nomdlavuza wamaphaphu kuyisabeka. Finyelela emndenini wakho nabangani ukusekela. Lesi akusona isikhathi sokuba "esinamandla" futhi abantu abaningi bafuna ukusiza. Eqinisweni, isikhalazo esikhulu kunazo zonke esibathandekayo kulabo abanomdlavuza kubonakala sengathi sinomuzwa wokungabi namandla. Funda konke ongakwenza mayelana nesifo sakho. Nanka amathiphu okucwaninga ngomdlavuza wakho . Ngisho noma ungewona umuntu ohlala emphakathini, hlola emaqenjini okusekela umdlavuza wamaphaphu emphakathini wakho noma umphakathi womdlavuza wamaphaphu omuhle online. Lokhu kungabalulekile kakhulu ekuhlinzekeni ukwesekwa kodwa ngokwabelana ngolwazi emithweni entsha kanye nendlela yokubhekana nesifo. Futhi, thatha isikhashana ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ungummeli wakho siqu ekunakekelweni komdlavuza wakho .
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