Kukhona abesifazane nabesilisa abakhululekile ukuhlanganyela nabo, noma babe nomdlavuza webele. Izizathu zabo zihlukahlukene. Abanye besifazane engangihlangana nabo njengendleleni yempi babelane ngokwesaba kwabo kokuphathwa ngokuhlukile ngabangani nomndeni. Abanye, abanomsebenzi ovelele, bathi babesaba imisebenzi yabo bazobe besengozini uma behamba emphakathini. Kwabanye besifazane kuyamasiko.
Emazweni abavela kuwo, abesifazane abakhulumi ngomdlavuza webele; kungabhekwa njengesijeziso sokuziphatha okudlule, kanti abanye bangase babheke njengesifo esithathelwanayo.
Amanye amadoda ahlanganyela ukuhlazeka kwabo lapho bethola ukuthi yini abakholelwa ukuthi isifo sesifazane. Ngenxa yalokho, akakhululekile ukukhuluma namanye amadoda ukuqwashisa ukuthi amadoda athole umdlavuza webele.
Njengoba kunikezwe ukuthi umdlavuza wesikhumba ngumdlavuza ovame kakhulu phakathi kwabesifazane, kanye namacala amasha ayizigidi ezingu-1 ngonyaka emhlabeni wonke, futhi abantu abangaphezu kuka-400 000 abafa ngonyaka, kunzima ukukholelwa ukuthi lesi sifo sisabaningi besifazane. Kwakukhona isikhathi, ngaphambi kwemisebenzi yokuqwashisa umdlavuza webele e-United States, lapho umdlavuza webele wawuyisifo se-closet; lapho umdlavuza webele usho ukuthi abesifazane abahluphekile futhi amadoda aphethe lesi sifo ahlala emthunzini.
Sinezikweleti zokubonga kulabo abakhetha ukutshela umphakathi ngomdlavuza wabo webele kanye nokukhuthaza bonke abesifazane nabesilisa abathintekile yisifo.
Kukhona futhi kuqhubeke kube, ngisho nanamuhla, izinkinga eziningi, kufaka phakathi: zokwelapha ezitholakalayo, ukuntuleka okukhulu kwemali yokucwaninga komdlavuza webele we-metastatic, kanye nokuntula okungathí sina kwezinsizakalo ezisekelwe emathuneni emphakathini kulabo abatholakala benomdlavuza webele futhi ikakhulukazi labo abaphila nezifo ze-metastatic.
Ngokuya esidlangalaleni laba bameli bamazwi bacindezela umphakathi wezokwelapha ukuthi:
- Thola ezinye izindlela ezisebenzayo zokuhlola ukuhlola umdlavuza webele.
- Thuthukisa ukuhlinzwa okunciphisa okuncane, okufana ne-lumpectomy, ekuqaleni komdlavuza webele wesifuba kunokuba isifo se-mastectomy.
Ukufinyelela kwabo kwathonya uhulumeni ukuba adlulise umthetho owenza abesifazane abangeke bakwazi ukuzuza amamogram ukuze babe nokufinyelela mahhala kubo ngohlelo lukahulumeni. Abagqugquzeli baphumelele ekutholeni uhulumeni ukuba adlulisele umthetho ovumela abesifazane ukuba bahlinzekele ukuhlinzwa kabusha.
U-Rose Rehert Kushner uphawula njengommeli onjalo. Ngomnyaka we-1975, njengomsindisi wombelethi nombele webele, wabhala i-Breast Cancer: Umlando Wobuntu kanye noMbiko Wezokuphenya. Kwakuyi-akhawunti yomuntu siqu ngalokho ayehamba nomdlavuza wakhe wesifuba nokuhlaziywa okujulile kwemikhuba engcono yokuphatha umdlavuza webele ngaleso sikhathi. Izingcaphuno zencwadi yakhe zithathwe emaphephandabeni nakumagazini besifazane. Le ncwadi yayilokhu isakazwa ekuqaleni kwawo-1990.
UNksz Kushner wakhuthaza abesifazane ukuba bahlanganyele ekusebenzeni kwabo. Wakhuthaza abesifazane ukuthi bangabi nandaba mayelana nezinqumo ezenziwa ngokunakekelwa kwazo nokuthi kuzokwenzenjani emizimbeni yabo.
Omunye weminikelo yakhe enkulu kwakuwukungabaza inqubo ejwayelekile yezokwelapha yokwenza isinyathelo esisodwa se-biopsy ne-mastectomy. Ngaphambi kokuba owesifazane afike ekuhlinzekeni, kwakudingeka anikeze imvume yale nqubo azi ukuthi angase avuke kuphela ukuthi utshele umdlavuza webele nokuthi isifuba sakhe sisuswe.
UNksz Kushner wakhuluma nodokotela abaningana ngaphambi kokuba athole umuntu ozimisele ukwenza izinyathelo ezimbili, okuzohlukanisa ukuthola imiphumela ye-biopsy kusukela ekwelapheni okuhlinzekwa. Ucwaningo lwakhe lusekela isikhundla sakhe sokuthi inqubo enyathelo emibili yazuzisa abesifazane ngengqondo, kodwa ayizange ibe nomthelela ekuchazeni kwabo.
Uphumelele ngokubambisana nalabo abasesimweni somdlavuza ukuba bashintshe le ndlela yokwelashwa yenkambiso, okwakuyisikhathi eside isekelwe kunkolelo kunokuba ubufakazi bezokwelapha. Ngenxa yokumemezela kwakhe, isinqumo sezinyathelo ezimbili se-biopsy kanye nokwelashwa manje seyinqubo evamile.
Kungani uvela ngomdlavuza wakho webele? Ngokumane nje, ukuvikela okuhlobene nezifo kuvame ukuphumelela kakhulu lapho abasindile besifo bebenza abanye bazi ukuthi yini okudingeka yenziwe ukuze kuthuthukiswe imiphumela yokwelashwa nokwandisa izinga lokusinda. Abasinda baphatha umyalezo wethemba. Ziwubufakazi obuphilayo bokuthi ukutholakala kokuqala kanye nokungenelela kokuqala ukusebenza.
Uma labo kithi abasinda umdlavuza webele noma abaphila nomdlavuza wesifu njengesifo se-metastatic akukhuthazi ukuthi kunengqondo ukuthi silindele ukuthi omunye umuntu enze kanjalo?
Njengomsindisi, ungagcina izimpilo ngokukhuluma emaqenjini abesifazane. Ungenza abesifazane bazi izinto eziyingozi futhi bafundise ngokubaluleka kokungenela kokuqala. Ukuzinikela emgqeni wokushisa umdlavuza webele, futhi ukukhuluma nabesifazane abasanda kutholakala ukuthi kuyisidingo esikhulu. Ukuya emcimbini wesibeletho sesifuba, njengosindayo, enye indlela yokubonisa ukusekelwa. Ukuba khona ilunga lomndeni, umngane noma umakhelwane osanda kutholakala ukuthi uyisipho esibalulekile