Uyini Umdlavuza?
Umdlavuza yisifo esibonakala ngokwanda okuyingozi kwamangqamuzana athile emzimbeni kanye nokuhlasela kwezicubu ezizungezile, izitho zomzimba, kanye nezinye izingosi ezikude. Umdlavuza ubangelwa ukuguquka kofuzo okungalawuleki okungenzeka kubangelwe izici zemvelo, izici zofuzo, noma inhlanganisela yakho kokubili. Izinhlobo zomdlavuza ezivame kakhulu zihlanganisa umdlavuza wamaphaphu, isibindi, i-colorectal, isisu, webele, nomdlavuza womlomo wesibeletho, phakathi kokunye. Njengamanje, ukwelashwa komdlavuza kufaka phakathi ukuhlinzwa, i-radiotherapy, i-chemotherapy, nokwelashwa okuhlosiwe. Ngaphezu kokwelashwa, izindlela zokuvimbela umdlavuza nazo zibaluleke kakhulu, kuhlanganise nokugwema ukubhema, ukugxila ekudleni okunempilo, ukugcina isisindo nokunye.

Yini I-Cancer Markers?
Omaka bomdlavuza babhekisela ezintweni ezithile ezikhethekile ezikhiqizwa emzimbeni lapho kuvela izimila emzimbeni womuntu, njengama-tumor marker, ama-cytokines, ama-nucleic acid, njll., angasetshenziswa emtholampilo ukusiza ukuhlonza umdlavuza kusenesikhathi, ukuqapha izifo kanye nokuhlola ubungozi bokuphinda ubuye ngemva kokuhlinzwa. Omaka abajwayelekile bomdlavuza bahlanganisa i-CEA, CA19-9, AFP, PSA, kanye neFer, Nokho, kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi imiphumela yokuhlolwa yomaka ayikwazi ukucacisa ngokuphelele ukuthi unomdlavuza yini, futhi udinga ukucubungulisisa izinto ezahlukahlukene futhi uhlanganise nezinye izivivinyo zomtholampilo ukuze uxilongwe.

Nakhu esinakhoCEA,I-AFP, FERfuthiI-PSAikhithi yokuhlola yokuxilonga kusenesikhathi