Uyini umdlavuza?
Umdlavuza yisifo esibonakala ngokwanda okulimazayo kwamaseli athile emzimbeni kanye nokuhlasela kwezicubu ezizungezile, izitho zomzimba, ngisho nezinye izindawo ezikude. Umdlavuza ubangelwa ukuguquka kwezakhi zofuzo okungalawulwa okungabangelwa yizici zemvelo, izici zofuzo, noma inhlanganisela yalokhu okubili. Izinhlobo ezivame kakhulu zomdlavuza zifaka phakathi umdlavuza wamaphaphu, wesibindi, we-colorectal, wesisu, webele, nowesibeletho, phakathi kokunye. Njengamanje, ukwelashwa komdlavuza kufaka phakathi ukuhlinzwa, ukwelashwa ngemisebe, i-chemotherapy, kanye nokwelashwa okuqondiwe. Ngaphezu kokwelashwa, izindlela zokuvimbela umdlavuza nazo zibaluleke kakhulu, okuhlanganisa nokugwema ukubhema, ukugxila ekudleni okunempilo, ukugcina isisindo njalo njalo.

Ziyini izimpawu zomdlavuza?
Izimpawu zomdlavuza zibhekisela ezintweni ezithile ezikhethekile ezikhiqizwa emzimbeni lapho kuvela izimila emzimbeni womuntu, njengezimpawu zesimila, ama-cytokine, ama-nucleic acid, njll., ezingasetshenziswa emtholampilo ukusiza ekuxilongweni kwasekuqaleni komdlavuza, ukuqapha izifo kanye nokuhlolwa kwengozi yokuphinda ubuye ngemva kokuhlinzwa. Izimpawu zomdlavuza ezivamile zifaka phakathi i-CEA, i-CA19-9, i-AFP, i-PSA, kanye ne-Fer, FNokho, kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi imiphumela yokuhlolwa kweziphawu ayikwazi ukunquma ngokuphelele ukuthi unomdlavuza, futhi udinga ukucabangela ngokuphelele izici ezahlukahlukene futhi uhlanganise nezinye izivivinyo zemitholampilo ukuze kutholakale ukuthi unesifo.

Nasi laphaI-CEA,I-AFP, I-FERfuthiI-PSAikhithi yokuhlola yokuxilonga kwasekuqaleni