Ukukhuluphala kwentsha kuhlotshaniswa nezinkinga eziningi zempilo ekuphileni kwakamuva, futhi ucwaningo olukhulu lwakwa-Israyeli luye lwabonisa ukuthi ingozi eyengeziwe yomdlavuza we-pancreatic obulalayo ingenye yazo. Eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-20, abacwaningi baye balandelela amadoda nabesifazane abacishe babe yizigidi ezi-2. Uma kuqhathaniswa nentsha enesisindo esivamile, amadoda akhuluphele ngokweqile anengozi ephindwe izikhathi ezintathu zokuthola umdlavuza wepancreatic lapho esekhulile, futhi abesifazane abasebasha abakhuluphele banengozi ephindwe izikhathi ezingaphezu kwezine yokuba nomdlavuza wamabele.
Ucwaningo lwamanje alufaki ubufakazi bokuthi ukukhuluphala kubangela umdlavuza we-pancreatic, kodwa kwandisa ingozi yezinkinga zempilo ezingaba khona. UChanan Meydan weMayanei HaYeshua Medical Centre eBnei Brak, kwa-Israel, uthe, “Ngisho ngaphandle kokucabangela umdlavuza, kubalulekile ukulwa nokukhuluphala, ikakhulukazi ukuvimbela nokwelashwa kwezifo zenhliziyo.” Ngokusho kwedatha ye-World Health Organization, emhlabeni wonke, Cishe ingane eyodwa kweziyisihlanu kanye nentsha ikhuluphele ngokweqile noma ikhuluphele. Izingane kanye nentsha ibhekwa njengabakhuluphele lapho inkomba yesisindo somzimba wabo (BMI) (isilinganiso sesisindo nobude) ingaphezu kuka-95% yabanye abantu abasha abaneminyaka efanayo nobulili obufanayo. I-BMI ibhekwa njengokukhuluphala ngokweqile ebangeni lama-85 kuya ku-95th percentile.
Ukuze kufundwe ubudlelwano phakathi kokukhuluphala kanye nomdlavuza we-pancreatic, abacwaningi bahlaziye idatha yesisindo samadoda acishe abe yizigidi eziyi-1.1 nabesifazane abangaphezu kuka-707,000 ababephoqelekile ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha phakathi kweminyaka eyi-16 neyi-19. Lapho uhhafu wabantu ocwaningweni belandelwa okungenani iminyaka engu-23, abacwaningi babheka idatha yokubhaliswa komdlavuza kazwelonke, lapho amadoda angama-423 nabesifazane abangu-128 batholakala benomdlavuza we-pancreatic. Lolu cwaningo luthole ukuthi noma isisindo sobusha singanele ukubenza babhekwe njengabakhuluphele, ayanda amathuba okuthola umdlavuza wamaphaphu. Ngenxa yokuthi intsha ikhuluphele ngokweqile kuholela ku-97% engozini eyandayo yomdlavuza we-pancreatic kamuva ekuphileni. Futhi, ekupheleni okuphezulu kwebanga elijwayelekile lesisindo, i-BMI iku-75th kuya ku-85th percentiles, ehlotshaniswa nokwanda kwe-49% engozini yomdlavuza we-pancreatic. Abesifazane basengozini enkulu yokuba nomdlavuza we-pancreatic kuphela lapho bekhuluphele, hhayi lapho bekhuluphele.
UDkt. Zohar Levi, umbhali walolu cwaningo, wabhala ephephabhukwini elithi Cancer ukuthi ukukhuluphala ngokweqile ebusheni kungase kuchaze mayelana ne-11% yamacala omdlavuza we-pancreatic kubantu. Ababhali bocwaningo baveze ukuthi ukuvuvukala okubangelwa ukukhuluphala ngokweqile kungaholela ekuthuthukisweni kwesimila. Ucwaningo olwengeziwe luyadingeka ukuze kuqhutshekwe nokucacisa ukuthi ukungenelela okulwa nokukhuluphala kunciphisa kanjani ubungozi bezimila eziyingozi.
