Ungase ucabange ukulibaziseka kokuba nomzimba wakho wokuqala kuze kube yilapho uneminyaka engu-50 ubudala ngokulandela imihlahlandlela ka-2009 ye-US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) yabesifazane abanengozini enkulu yomdlavuza webele. Ungase ucabange ukuthi i-50 yinde kakhulu ukulinda, futhi uzizwe izikhombandlela zamuva ze-American Cancer Society eziphakanyiswayo ezincoma ukuthi zilinde uze ube neminyaka engu-45 ukuze uthole ukulungiswa kwakho kokuqala.
Ungase ube eminyakeni yakho engu-50 futhi ukhululeke ukuzwa ukuthi i-USPSTF ne-American Cancer Society batusa ukuba ne-mammogram njalo ngonyaka. Ucabangela ngokucophelela isimiso sonyaka wonke, yize uyazi ukuthi ingozi yomdlavuza webele isanda ngokukhula, futhi ukuthi amantombazane amaningi webele abonakala kubantu besifazane abangaphezu kuka-50.
I-USPSTF iveza izimo zamanga-amanga kanye nesidingo sokuhlolwa okungeziwe kanye nezindleko zokuhlolwa kanye nokukhathazeka kwesiguli njengoba ezinye zezimbangela zokukhulisa iminyaka yokuhlola ukuqala kwamammogram.
Izinguquko ezikhombandleleni zokuthola mammograms ziqhubeka nokudala izingxabano ezinkulu phakathi kochwepheshe emkhakheni. Ucwaningo olusha, futhi ngokumelene nokukhulisa iminyaka yokuqala mammogram nokuhlela amamograms njalo ngonyaka uma owesifazane eseneminyaka engama-50, phuma zonke izinyanga ezimbalwa. Imiphumela yenza ukwenza izinqumo kudideke kwabesifazane okufanele bazinqume lapho bezohlela amammograms abo.
Ucwaningo lwamuva olwenziwe eCopenhagen, eDenmark, lunikeza olunye umbono ngombono wamanga. Umbiko wocwaningo wabonakala isihloko esikuleli kholomu, Ingabe Ingqungquthela Yamanga Enhle Yikhombisi Ye-Cancer Yomuso Esizayo? Ukutadisha kubonisa ukuthi ukutholakala okungamanga kwamatmography kubonisa ithuba elikhulu lomdlavuza wesikhumba isikhathi eside, ngenxa yokugula okuphansi noma ukuhlukunyezwa kokuqala.
I-Mammography namanje iyithuluzi elihle lokuhlola umdlavuza webele. Azikho izivivinyo ezingathatha isikhundla se-mammography. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, ochwepheshe e-American College of Radiology (ACR), kanye ne-Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) bobabili bancoma ukuthi abesifazane banamammograms wonyaka kusukela eminyakeni engu-40.
Ngaphambi kokwenza lezi zincumo, sicela ucabangele ulwazi kanye nezincomo ezivela kulezi zinhlangano ezimbili nakuma-radiologists afunda futhi ahumushe ama-mammograms. Bafuna ukwazi ukuthi:
- I-1 ku-6 yamabele webele isenzeka kubesifazane abaneminyaka engama-40-49
- Abesilisa kwabangu-3 kwabangu-4 abathola umdlavuza wesibeletho webele abanayo umlando womndeni wangaphambili wesifo.
- Njengoba i-mammography yaqala ukusetshenziswa kakhulu, ngawo-1990, kuye kwaba nokuncipha kwe-1/3 emangcwabeni ebelethwe isisu kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.
- Abesifazane abaneminyaka engama-40 bafaka i-40% yeminyaka yonke yokuphila egcinwe yi-mammography.
- Uhlelo lweminye iminyaka yonke lwezilwane ezincelisayo kumama-50 + kuzoholela ekulahlekelweni kwe-cancer yebele ye-30%.
Ngenkathi i-mammogram ingase ibe ukuhlolwa okungahambi kahle, ingumsindisi wokuphila. Ingakwazi ukubona umdlavuza webele esifundeni sokuqala, isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuba sikhulu ngokwanele ukuzwa ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa komzimba. Uma i-mammogram ithatha umdlavuza webele kusenesikhathi, owesifazane unethuba lokuba nokuhlinzwa kokubeletha kwesifuba futhi angase angadingi imithi yokwelapha.
Ukusinda ekuhlinzekeni okubanzi futhi ukungabi ne- chemotherapy kwenza kutholakale ukuzwa okusheshayo, okuncane kunzima.
Sekuyiminyaka engu-17 kusukela umtholampilo wami uthola umdlavuza wami webele wokuqala. I-mammogram ithola ngaphambi kokuba ibonakale ngudokotela ohlinzayo webele, lapho kwakungumdlavuza wesandulela, ongasidingi i-chemotherapy. Sekuyiminyaka engu-7 kusukela i-mammogram ibona umdlavuza wesifuba wesibili oyinhloko, futhi ayengadingi i-chemotherapy. Ngakho, yebo, ngisekela ukuqala amamograms ku-40 futhi ngiba nawo njalo ngonyaka ngemuva kwalokho.
Ngokusho kwe-American College of Radiology, ama-mammograms angakwazi ukuthola futhi angathola amagciwane kaningi, esiteji lapho umdlavuza uphathwa kalula futhi udinga izinqubo ezincane ezingenasidingo ezifana ne- lumpectomy elandelwa ukwelashwa kwemisebe.
Ama-mammograms aqinisekisile kuphela ukusindisa izimpilo, kodwa angasiza ukugcina ikhwalithi yokuphila. Ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana nezinzuzo zokuhlolwa kwe-mammography evamile, vakashela i-American College of Radiology site ku-www.MammographySavesLives.org kanye nesayithi le-Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) ku-Endtheconfusion.org.