什么是骨髓瘤?
骨髓瘤是一种血癌,会影响骨髓中的浆细胞。骨髓瘤会造成肾脏和神经问题,或阻止骨髓产生正常的血细胞。骨髓瘤还会影响骨组织,导致骨骼变脆和骨折,以及血液中钙含量过高。
骨髓瘤还可能导致以下问题:
- 疲惫Feeling very tired. This can be mental or physical or both. and weakness
- 感觉不舒服、昏昏欲睡或意识模糊
- 异常出血和瘀伤
- 骨痛或骨折
- 感染风险增加
家庭医生现在会为我的骨髓瘤做些什么?
Your 全科医生General Practitioner will talk to you about your symptoms. If they think you have myeloma, your GP will arrange blood and urine tests to diagnose you. If your GP thinks you have myeloma, they will refer you to a haematologistA medical doctor who is an expert in blood disorders for a bone marrow biopsy. You may need to have more tests to work out the stage of your cancer. Treatment depends on the stage of the cancer and where it has spread.
治疗方案可能包括:
- 缓解疼痛
- 针对癌症的药物
- 化疗
- 干细胞移植(用新的健康细胞替换骨髓细胞)
- 放疗
- 手术
你的癌症护理团队将解释治疗方法、其益处及可能的副作用。虽然骨髓瘤无法治愈,但治疗有助于控制症状。如果你有任何令人担忧的症状或检查结果,家庭医生可能会将你转诊至医院。
全科医生将来会做些什么?
一旦确诊,你将在需要时去看专家进行检查和治疗。家庭医生还将支持你的一般健康和福祉需求。