現(xiàn)年37歲的好萊塢影星安吉麗娜?朱莉在《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》發(fā)表文章“我的醫(yī)療選擇”,文章透露她因基因缺陷而選擇切除乳腺手術(shù)。此舉引發(fā)大家對(duì)乳腺癌的強(qiáng)烈關(guān)注。
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Angelina Jolie revealed Tuesday that she has undergone a preventive double mastectomy because she had a very high risk of breast cancer.
安吉麗娜?朱莉本周二自曝已接受預(yù)防性雙側(cè)乳腺切除術(shù),因?yàn)樗救祟净既橄侔┑娘L(fēng)險(xiǎn)極高。
Double mastectomy就是“雙側(cè)乳腺/乳房切除術(shù)”,mastectomy來(lái)自希臘語(yǔ),讀作[m?-st?kt?mi],是breast(乳房)和removal(摘除、切除)二詞的合成形式,指部分或全部摘除單側(cè)或雙側(cè)乳房的外科手術(shù)(surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely)。該手術(shù)多用來(lái)治療乳腺癌(breast cancer),不過(guò)像朱莉這樣患乳腺癌風(fēng)險(xiǎn)較高的人群(people believed to be at high risk of breast cancer)也可進(jìn)行預(yù)防性手術(shù)(preventive operation)。
朱莉表示,自己有基因缺陷(she carries a faulty gene),患乳腺癌(breast cancer)和卵巢癌(ovarian cancer)的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)都較高,因此決定采取預(yù)防性措施,盡可能將風(fēng)險(xiǎn)最小化(minimize the risk)。此次手術(shù),她雙側(cè)乳房的乳腺管(breast ducts)以及乳腺組織(breast tissue)均被清除,然后用乳房植入物(breast implant)填充,最后進(jìn)行乳房重塑手術(shù)(reconstructive surgery)。
我們身邊其他常見(jiàn)的癌癥有肺癌(lung cancer)、肝癌(liver cancer)、淋巴癌(lymphoma)、胃癌(gastric cancer)、胰腺癌(pancreatic cancer)、子宮頸癌(cervical cancer)等。
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