Umhlahlandlela ophelele wokuphepha kwelanga

Njengoba izinsuku zasebhishi kanye nama-barbecue angaphandle emkhathizwe, sekuyisikhathi sokuzikhumbuza ukuthi ungasivikela kanjani kahle isikhumba sakho emisebeni yelanga eyingozi ye-UV. Imisebe ye-UV evela elangeni ingaba nomthelela ekugugeni kwesikhumba ngaphambi kwesikhathi kanye nezinye izinhlobo zomdlavuza wesikhumba. Ezinye izinhlobo zomdlavuza wesikhumba, njenge-melanoma, zingabulala kwezinye izimo. Eqinisweni, i-American Cancer Society ilinganisela ukuthi ngo-87,110, cishe abantu abangu-2017 abasha be-melanoma bazotholakala e-United States, okuzothi cishe abantu abayizi-9,730 bazobulawa yilesi simo. Ziphonsele inselelo kulo nyaka (kanye nonyaka olandelayo) ukuze uhlale uphephile elangeni. Ngaphambili, sizofaka ubungozi obuhlobene ne-melanoma, kanye nezinyathelo zokuvikela ilanga okudingeka uzithathe. 

UBANI INGOZI?

Njalo. Akekho - siyaphinda, akekho - ongavikelekile ku-melanoma nanoma yimuphi omunye umdlavuza wesikhumba, ngaleyo ndaba. Kodwa-ke, ngokwe-American Cancer Society, i-melanoma ivame kakhulu kwabamhlophe izikhathi ezingaphezu kuka-20 kunabase-Afrika baseMelika. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ingozi yokuthuthukisa i-melanoma iyanda ngokukhula: iminyaka ephakathi kokuxilongwa yiminyaka engama-63. Nokho, abantu abangaphansi kweminyaka engu-30 bavame ukuhlupheka. Eqinisweni, i-melanoma iwuhlobo lwesibili oluvame kakhulu lomdlavuza kwabesifazane abaneminyaka engu-15-29. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokusho kwe-American Academy of Dermatology, abantu abanama-moles angaphezu kuka-50, ama-atypical moles, noma ama-moles amakhulu basengozini enkulu yokuthuthukisa i-melanoma, njengabantu abanesikhumba esimhlophe nama-freckles. 

IZINTO EZINGOZI

1. Ukuchayeka ekukhanyeni kwe-ultraviolet kwemvelo nokokwenziwa.

Ukuchayeka emisebeni ye-ultraviolet—kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ivela elangeni, emibhedeni yokushukwa kwesikhumba, noma kokubili—kuyisici esiyingozi hhayi kuphela kumelanoma, kodwa kuwo wonke umdlavuza wesikhumba. Ukuqeda lesi sici sobungozi kukodwa kungasiza ukuvimbela izehlakalo ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezintathu zomdlavuza wesikhumba unyaka ngamunye, ngokusho kwe-AAD.

2. Ukwanda kokuchayeka elangeni ebuntwaneni naphakathi nokuphila kwakho konke.

Ingabe ubuntwana bakho bebugcwele izinsuku ezinde zasebhishi elangeni? Uma isikhumba sakho singavikelekile ngendlela efanele futhi uke washiswa yilanga, amathuba akho okuba ne-melanoma angase abe maningi. Ngisho nokushiswa yilanga okukodwa okunamandla ebuntwaneni noma ebusheni kungacishe kuphindeke kabili amathuba omuntu okuba nemelanoma, ngokusho kwe-AAD. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-melanoma ingase yenzeke kaningi kubantu abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-65 ngenxa yokuchayeka emisebeni ye-UV impilo yabo yonke.

3. Ukuchayeka eSolarium

Isikhumba sethusi singakuphelelisa izici zobuso bakho, kodwa ukuzuza lokho ngombhede wokushuka endlini kuwumbono omubi kakhulu. I-AAD ixwayisa ngokuthi imibhede yokushuka yandisa ingozi ye-melanoma, ikakhulukazi kwabesifazane abaneminyaka engu-45 nangaphansi. Noma ngabe usisika kanjani, isikhumba esishiswe yilanga okwesikhashana asifanele neze ukuthola i-melanoma.

4. Umlando womndeni womdlavuza wesikhumba

Ingabe uke waba nomdlavuza wesikhumba emndenini wakho? I-AAD ithi abantu abanomlando womndeni we-melanoma noma umdlavuza wesikhumba basengozini enkulu yokuthola i-melanoma.

UNGAZIVIKELA KANJANI

1. Gqoka amafutha okuvikela elangeni abanzi

Indlela ephephe kunazo zonke yokunciphisa amathuba okuba nomdlavuza wesikhumba? Vikela isikhumba sakho emisebeni yelanga eyingozi ye-UV ngokufuna umthunzi, ukugqoka izingubo ezivikelayo, futhi ufake isikrini sokuvikela ilanga esine-SPF engu-30 noma ngaphezulu. Qiniseka ukuthi usebenzisa inani elifanele le-sunscreen futhi uphinde ufake isicelo okungenani njalo emahoreni amabili. Faka isicelo ngokushesha uma ujuluka noma ubhukuda. Unenhlanhla ngawe, sinezikhilimu zelanga ezimbalwa ezihlungwe ngohlobo lwesikhumba!

2. Gwema imibhede yokushuka

Uma umlutha wokushuka imibhede noma amalambu elanga - imithombo yemisebe ye-ultraviolet yokwenziwa - sekuyisikhathi sokuqeda lo mkhuba omubi. Esikhundleni salokho, khetha imikhiqizo yokuzishukela ukuze uthole ukukhanya okuyithusi. Ungakhathazeki, sikuphathele nawe lapha. Sabelana ngabashuki bethu abazithandayo lapha!

3. Bhuka isheke lesikhumba kudokotela wakho wesikhumba.

I-AAD ikhuthaza wonke umuntu ukuthi azihlole njalo isikhumba sakhe futhi ahlole izimpawu zomdlavuza wesikhumba. Vakashela udokotela wesikhumba onesitifiketi sebhodi okungenani kanye ngonyaka ukuze uthole ukuskena kwesikhumba okuphelele nokunembayo. Buka noma yiluphi ushintsho kusayizi, ukuma, noma umbala wemvukuzane noma esinye isilonda esikhumbeni, ukukhula esikhumbeni, noma isilonda esingeke saphola. Uma okuthile kubonakala kusolisa, vakashela udokotela wesikhumba ngokushesha.