Kusankha dokotala ndi chipatala kuti muthandizidwe ndi khansa

Mukafuna chithandizo cha khansa, mukufuna kupeza chisamaliro chabwino koposa. Kusankha dokotala ndi malo azachipatala ndi chimodzi mwamaganizidwe ofunikira kwambiri omwe mungapange.

Anthu ena amasankha dokotala choyamba ndikumutsatira kuchipatala kapena kuchipatala pomwe ena amatha kusankha kaye khansa.

Pamene mukuyang'ana dokotala kapena chipatala, kumbukirani kuti izi ndi zomwe muyenera kusankha. Onetsetsani kuti muli omasuka ndi zisankho zanu. Kupeza dokotala ndi chipatala chomwe mumakonda komanso kukwaniritsa zosowa zanu kudzakuthandizani kupeza chisamaliro chabwino koposa.

Ganizirani za dokotala wamtundu wanji ndi mtundu wanji wa chisamaliro chomwe chingakuthandizeni kwambiri. Musanasankhe, kambiranani ndi madokotala angapo kuti muwone momwe mumakhalira. Mukufuna kusankha dokotala yemwe mumamasuka naye.

Mafunso ena omwe mungafunse kapena kuganizira ndi awa:

• Kodi ndikufuna kapena ndikufuna dokotala yemwe amachita khansa yamtundu wanga?
• Kodi dokotalayo amafotokoza bwino zinthu, amandimvera, ndipo amayankha mafunso anga?
• Kodi ndimakhala womasuka ndi dokotala?
• Kodi dotolo wachita kangati pa mtundu wanga wa khansa?
• Kodi adotolo amagwiranso ntchito ngati gawo la malo akuluakulu othandizira khansa?
• Kodi adotolo amatenga nawo gawo pazoyeserera zamankhwala kapena angakutumizireni kumayeso azachipatala?
• Kodi pali munthu muofesi ya dokotala yemwe angathandize kukhazikitsa maimidwe ndi mayesero, kupereka malingaliro othandizira kuthana ndi zovuta, ndikupereka chilimbikitso?

Ngati muli ndi inshuwaransi yazaumoyo, muyenera kufunsa ngati adokotala akuvomereza mapulani anu.

Mutha kukhala kuti muli ndi dokotala woyamba. Tsopano mukufuna dokotala wina yemwe amakhazikika pa chithandizo cha khansa. Dokotala uyu amatchedwa oncologist.

Pali mitundu yambiri ya madotolo a khansa. Nthawi zambiri, madokotalawa amagwirira ntchito limodzi ngati gulu, chifukwa chake mutha kugwira ntchito ndi madotolo angapo panthawi yamankhwala anu.

Katswiri wazachipatala. Dotoloyu ndi katswiri wothandizira khansa. Uyu ndiye munthu yemwe mumatha kumuwona pafupipafupi. Monga gawo la gulu lanu losamalira khansa, oncologist wanu akuthandizani kukonza, kuwongolera, ndikugwirizanitsa chithandizo chanu ndi madokotala ena, ndikuwongolera chisamaliro chanu chonse. Uwu ukhala dokotala yemwe akupatseni chemotherapy pakafunika kutero.

Oncologist wa opaleshoni. Dotoloyu ndi dokotala wa opaleshoni yemwe adaphunzitsidwa mwapadera pochiza khansa. Dokotala wamtunduwu amachita ma biopsies ndipo amathanso kuchotsa zotupa ndi minofu ya khansa. Si mitundu yonse ya khansa yomwe imafunikira dokotala wochita opaleshoni yapadera.

Wofufuza oncologist. Uyu ndi dokotala yemwe amadziwika bwino pochiza khansa ndi radiation.

Katswiri wa zamagetsi. Uyu ndi dokotala yemwe azichita ndikumasulira mitundu yosiyanasiyana ya ma x-ray ndi maphunziro azithunzi.

Muthanso kugwira ntchito ndi madotolo omwe:

• Sanjani mwapadera mtundu wamtundu wanu komwe khansa yanu imapezeka
• Chitani zovuta zomwe zimachitika mukamalandira khansa

Mamembala ena ofunikira a gulu losamalira khansa ndi awa:

• Anamwino oyendetsa sitima zapamadzi, omwe amakuthandizani ndi dokotala kuti mugwirizane ndi chisamaliro chanu, kukudziwitsani, ndipo mumapezeka mafunso
• Ogwira ntchito namwino, omwe mumagwira ntchito limodzi ndi madokotala anu a khansa kuti akusamalireni

Malo abwino oyambira ndikufunsa dokotala yemwe wakupezani. Onetsetsani kuti mwafunsa mtundu wanji wa khansa yomwe muli nayo komanso mtundu wanji wa dokotala yemwe muyenera kuwona. Muyenera kudziwa izi kuti mudziwe mtundu wamankhwala omwe muyenera kugwirira ntchito ndi khansa. Ndibwino kufunsa mayina a madokotala 2 mpaka 3, kuti mupeze munthu yemwe mumakhala womasuka naye.

Pamodzi ndikufunsa dokotala wanu:

• Funsani inshuwaransi yanu kuti mupeze mndandanda wa madokotala omwe amachiza khansa. Ndikofunika kuti muwonetsetse kuti mukugwira ntchito ndi dokotala yemwe ali ndi inshuwaransi yanu.
• Pezani mndandanda wa madotolo kuchipatala kapena malo ochitira khansa komwe mukalandire chithandizo. Nthawi zina mungafune kusankha malowa kaye, kenako pezani dokotala yemwe amagwirako ntchito.
• Funsani abwenzi kapena abale aliwonse omwe ali ndi khansa kuti akupatseni umboni.

Muthanso kuyang'ana pa intaneti. Mabungwe omwe ali pansipa ali ndi zofufuzira za madokotala a khansa. Mutha kusaka ndi malo ndi zapaderadera. Muthanso kuwona ngati adotolo ali ovomerezeka pa board.

• American Medical Association - doctorfinder.ama-assn.org/doctorfinder/html/patient.jsp
• American Society of Clinical Oncology - www.cancer.net/find-cancer-doctor

Muyeneranso kusankha chipatala kapena malo oti muzitsatira khansa. Kutengera dongosolo lanu lamankhwala, mutha kulandilidwa kuchipatala kapena kukalandilidwa kuchipatala kapena kuchipatala.

Onetsetsani kuti zipatala zomwe mukuziganizira zili ndi luso lothandizira khansa yomwe muli nayo. Chipatala chakwanuko chingakhale chabwino kwa khansa yodziwika bwino. Koma ngati muli ndi khansa yosawerengeka, mungafunikire kusankha chipatala chomwe chimagwiritsa ntchito khansa yanu. Nthawi zambiri, mungafunike kupita kuchipatala chomwe chimagwira khansa yanu kuti mukalandire chithandizo.

Kuti mupeze chipatala kapena malo omwe angakwaniritse zosowa zanu:

• Pezani mndandanda wazipatala zokutidwa kuchipatala.
• Funsani dokotala yemwe adapeza khansa yanu kuti akupatseni malingaliro pazipatala. Muthanso kufunsa madotolo ena kapena othandizira azaumoyo kuti apereke malingaliro awo.
• Fufuzani tsamba la Commission on Cancer (CoC) kuti mupeze chipatala chovomerezeka pafupi nanu. Kuvomerezeka kwa CoC kumatanthauza kuti chipatala chimakwaniritsa miyezo ina yothandizira khansa ndi chithandizo chake - www.facs.org/quality-programs/cancer.
• Onani tsamba la National Cancer Institute (NCI). Mutha kupeza mindandanda yazantchito zosankhidwa ndi NCI. Malo awa amapereka chithandizo chamakono cha khansa. Angathenso kuyang'ana kuchiza khansa zosowa - www.cancer.gov/research/nci-role/cancer-centers.

Mukamasankha chipatala, fufuzani ngati zingatenge inshuwaransi yanu. Mafunso ena omwe mungafune kufunsa ndi awa:

• Kodi adokotala anga a khansa angandithandizire kuchipatala?
• Ndi matenda angati amtundu wanga wa khansa omwe chipatalachi chathandizapo?
• Kodi chipatalachi ndi chovomerezeka ndi The Joint Commission (TJC)? TJC imatsimikizira ngati zipatala zimakwaniritsa mulingo winawake - www.qualitycheck.org.
• Kodi chipatalachi ndi membala wa Association of Community Cancer Centers? - www.accc-cancer.org.
• Kodi chipatalachi chimatenga nawo mbali pazoyeserera zamankhwala? Mayesero azachipatala ndi maphunziro omwe amayesa ngati mankhwala ena kapena mankhwala akugwira ntchito.
• Ngati mukufuna chisamaliro cha khansa kwa mwana wanu, kodi chipatala ndi gawo la Ana Oncology Group (COG)? COG imayang'ana pa zosowa za khansa za ana - www.childrensoncologygroup.org/index.php/locations.

Tsamba la American Cancer Society. Kusankha dokotala ndi chipatala. www.cancer.org/treatment/findingandpayingfortreatment/choosingyourtreatmentteam/choosing-a-doctor-and-a-hospital. Idasinthidwa pa February 26, 2016. Idapezeka pa Epulo 2, 2020.

Tsamba la ASCO Cancer.net. Kusankha malo othandizira khansa. www.cancer.net/navigating-cancer-care/managing-your-care/choosing-cancer-treatment-center. Idasinthidwa mu Januware 2019. Idapezeka pa Epulo 2, 2020.

Tsamba la National Cancer Institute. Kupeza chithandizo chazaumoyo. www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/managing-care/services. Idasinthidwa Novembala 5, 2019. Idapezeka pa Epulo 2, 2020.

• Kusankha Dotolo kapena Health Care Service