Kematian penyanyi Adibah Noor baru-baru ini sangat mengejutkan ramai. Ini kerana tiada tanda dia menghidap sakit kronik sebelum ini.
Namun sebenarnya pemilik lagu Terlalu Istimewa ini rupanya menderita sakit kanser ovari tahap empat sebelum menghembuskan nafas terakhir di sebuah hospital swasta.
Dalam satu perkongsian di laman twitter, Pakar Kanser ini memberi penjelasan mengenai kanser ovari ini.
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Menurut “Malaysia National Cancer Registry Report 2012-2016”, Ovarian cancer tersenarai sbg top 10 (no.10) most common cancer di Msia (dgn percentage 3.1%), dan tersenarai sbg top 5 most common cancer dlm kalangan wanita di Msia dgn percentage 5.6%.
Apakah risk factors nya?
RISK FACTORS OVARIAN CANCER:
– Overweight or obese
– Having children later or never pregnant
– Taking hormone therapy after menopause
– Having family history of several other type of cancers (ovarian, breasy or colorectal cancer)
– Having family cancer syndrome
Using fertility treatment
– Having had breast cancer
– Smoking
FACTORS WITH UNCLEAR EFFECTS ON OVARIAN CANCER RISK
– Androgens
– Talcum powder
– Diet
FACTORS THAT CAN LOWER RISK OF OVARIAN CANCER
– Pregnancy & breastfeeding
– Birth control
For those yang overweight or obese dan masih tidak berkawin @ melahirkan anak dan makin lanjut usia….disarankan untuk buat screening ye.
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF OVARIAN CANCER:
– Abdominal bloating or swelling
– Feeling full too quickly when eating
– Weight loss
– Discomfort in the pelvic area
– Fatigue
– Back pain
– Changes in bowel habits (such as constipation)
– A frequent need to urinate
For those women yg dah develop any of these signs & symptoms, PLEASE immediately buat screening di hospital. So we can diagnose in the early stage of ur condition. Jangan tunggu da teruk baru nak pegi. Do not take this matter terlalu remeh ye
HOW OVARIAN CANCER IS TREATED
Basically kita bagi treatment depend on how far the cancer has spread. The doctors akan determine proper treatment plan depending pd patient punya situation.
Most likely the treatment plan involve:
– Chemotherapy
– Surgery (to stage the cancer & remove the tumor)
– Targeted therapy
– Hormone Therapy
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OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH & STUDIES
– A trial from 2018, tumor treatment fields (TTF) device in combination w/ chemo for recurrent ovarian cancer showed promising results & still in phase 3 trial.
– May 2020, clinical trial results were published new antibody conjugate (ADC) to treat platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.
– New targeted therapies r being studied, incl antibody Navicixizumab, the ATR inhibitor AZD6738, Wee1 inhibitor adavosertib.
All have shown sihns of anti-tumor activity.
– In 2020, phase 3 trial for Gene therapy (VB-11) also continued with promising results.
CAN OVARIAN CANCER BE PREVENTED?
So far, there is NO proven ways to totally eliminate the risk of developing this disease. HOWEVER, factors that have been shown to LOWER this risk include:
– Taking oral birth control pills
– Pregnancy
– Breastfeeding
– Surgical procedures
HOW MANY STAGES OF CANCER
basically, Stage 1-4.
Most cases jika patient masih di Stage 1,2 boleh kita diagnose & rawat dgn rawatan seperti surgery (buang tumor), chemo & follow up. Jika dah stage 3,4 & cancer da spread to other part of body…The chances to survive agak low.
Jadi, kesimpulannya, kaum wanita PLEASE always be aware towards your body. Aware dengan sign n symptoms & all risk factors di atas jika related. Segera pergi jump pakar untuk dptkan rawatan sebelum terlambat. Time sihat pon boleh je buat screening untuk tengok ada potensi boleh dapat ke x
Sumber: Twitter Dr.Sleep
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