Ukwelashwa okusha kuthembisa ukwelapha umdlavuza wesinye

Iziphathimandla zichaze esitatimendeni sangoMgqibelo ukuthi umuthi omusha ubizwa nge- “Balversa”, futhi welapha umdlavuza wesinye osabalala ngenxa yokuguqulwa kofuzo okubangelwa i-chemotherapy yomdlavuza.

Abacwaningi bachaza ukuthi umdlavuza wesinye uxhumene nokuguqulwa kofuzo esinyeni sesiguli noma kuwo wonke urethra, futhi lezi zinguquko zivela esigulini esisodwa kuzo zonke iziguli ezi-5 ezinomdlavuza wesinye.

Iziphathimandla zigunyaze umuthi omusha ngemuva kokuhlolwa komtholampilo okubandakanya iziguli ezingama-87 ezinomdlavuza wesinye othuthukisiwe, nokuguqulwa kofuzo.

Izinga lokuphendula okuphelele emuthini omusha lalicishe libe ngama-32%, kuyilapho ama-30% eziguli athola impendulo eyingxenye yomuthi, futhi impendulo yokwelashwa yathatha isilinganiso sezinyanga ezi-5 nengxenye.

Iziguli eziningi zasabela ekwelashweni okusha, nakuba zingazange ziphendule esikhathini esidlule ekwelashweni nge-pembrolizumab, okuwukwelashwa okujwayelekile okusetshenziselwa iziguli ezinomdlavuza wesinye othuthukile.

Mayelana nemiphumela evame kakhulu yokwelashwa, igunya liveze ukuthi yizilonda emlonyeni, ukuzwa ukukhathala, ukushintsha kwezinso, isifo sohudo, umlomo owomile, ukuguquka kwesibindi, ukuncipha kwesifiso sokudla, amehlo omile nokulahlekelwa izinwele.

Umdlavuza wesinye ungolunye lwezinhlobo ezivame kakhulu zomdlavuza, njengoba kutholakala izigameko ezintsha ezingu-76 zomdlavuza wesinye njalo ngonyaka, emazweni akhuluma e-US kuphela.

Lesi sifo siqala emadodeni izikhathi ezi-3 kuya kwezi-4 ngaphezu kwabesifazane, kanti umdlavuza wesinye uvame ukuvela kubantu asebekhulile, futhi izimpawu ezivelele zihlanganisa igazi emchameni, ubuhlungu lapho uchama, nobuhlungu be-pelvic.