{"id":2837,"date":"2025-05-07T13:52:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T12:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/?p=2837"},"modified":"2026-03-11T08:51:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T08:51:07","slug":"case-study-a-blood-test-to-detect-aggressive-prostate-cancer-earlier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/cy\/2025\/05\/07\/case-study-a-blood-test-to-detect-aggressive-prostate-cancer-earlier\/","title":{"rendered":"Astudiaeth Achos: Prawf Gwaed i Ganfod Canser y Prostad Ymosodol yn Gynharach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\"><strong>Mae <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swansea.ac.uk\/staff\/j.p.webber\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr Jason Webber<\/a> a'i d\u00eem ym <a href=\"http:\/\/swansea.ac.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mhrifysgol Abertawe<\/a> yn mynd i\u2019r afael ag ymyrraeth gynnar ar gyfer canser y prostad ymosodol, gan ddatblygu prawf gwaed syml ac addawol i nodi dynion \u00e2 chanser y prostad risg uchel yn gynt ac yn fwy cywir.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canser y prostad yw\u2019r canser sy\u2019n cael ei ganfod amlaf ymhlith dynion yn y DU, gyda dros 50,000 o achosion newydd bob blwyddyn. Er bod llawer o ganserau\u2019r brostad yn tyfu\u2019n araf ac efallai byth yn achosi niwed, mae cyfran sylweddol yn llawer mwy ymosodol \u2013 ac mae ymyrraeth gynnar yn hanfodol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mae offer diagnostig cyfredol, gan gynnwys profion Antigen Penodol i Brostad (PSA) a delweddu, yn ddefnyddiol iawn ond ymhell o fod yn berffaith. Gallant fethu ffurfiau mwy ymosodol o'r clefyd neu arwain at or-drin canserau na fyddant byth yn peryglu bywyd. I gleifion a chlinigwyr, mae gwahaniaethu rhwng canserau risg isel a chanserau ymosodol yn fater hollbwysig ond heb ei ddatrys ym maes gofal canser y prostad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gyda chyllid gan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/what-we-do\/browse-our-areas-of-investment-and-support\/mrc-impact-acceleration-accounts-previously-confidence-in-concept\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gyfrif Cyflymu Effaith y Cyngor Ymchwil Feddygol<\/a>, mae ymchwil Dr Webber yn canolbwyntio ar greu prawf diagnostig newydd sy'n defnyddio sampl bach o waed i ganfod biofarcwyr bach a elwir yn <strong>fesiglau allgellog (EVs)<\/strong>. Mae\u2019r gronynnau microsgopig hyn yn cael eu rhyddhau gan gelloedd canser y brostad ac yn mynd i mewn i\u2019r llif gwaed, gan gario gwybodaeth foleciwlaidd am ymddygiad y tiwmor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trwy ynysu a dadansoddi'r fesiglau hyn, gall t\u00eem Dr Webber nodi llofnodion moleciwlaidd sy'n gysylltiedig yn benodol \u00e2 chlefyd ymosodol. Y canlyniad: prawf lleiaf ymwthiol a allai naill ai gryfhau casgliadau diagnosteg bresennol neu, mewn llawer o achosion, nodi canserau peryglus yn gynharach na'r dulliau presennol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un o gryfderau allweddol y dull hwn yw ei allu i ychwanegu hyder at ddiagnosis. Ar gyfer cleifion \u00e2 chanlyniadau profion amwys neu'r rhai sydd dan wyliadwriaeth weithredol, gallai'r prawf gwaed EVs ddod \u00e2'r fantol - gan helpu clinigwyr i benderfynu pwy sydd angen triniaeth frys a phwy all osgoi ymyriadau diangen yn ddiogel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mae'r prawf yn dal i gael ei ddatblygu, ond mae canlyniadau cynnar yn addawol. Mae'r t\u00eem wedi llwyddo i nodi marcwyr EVs sy'n gysylltiedig \u00e2 chanser y prostad ymosodol mewn samplau clinigol. Mae'r camau nesaf yn cynnwys mireinio'r prawf ar gyfer defnydd clinigol ehangach, ei ddilysu ar draws grwpiau mwy o gleifion, a gweithio tuag at dreialon clinigol posibl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Os yw'n llwyddiannus, gallai'r gwaith hwn leihau baich canser y prostad yn sylweddol drwy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gyflymu adnabod cleifion risg-uchel;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leihau triniaeth diangen a'u sgil-effeithiau;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wella canlyniadau cleifion drwy ymyrraeth amserol.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mae\u2019r prosiect hwn yn ymgorffori cenhadaeth y Rhwydwaith Cenedlaethol ar gyfer Arloesedd Chwaraeon ac Iechyd: cefnogi ymchwil flaengar sy\u2019n trosi\u2019n effaith go iawn ar iechyd. Drwy ganolbwyntio ar ddiagnosteg anfewnwthiol, fanwl gywir, mae\u2019r ymchwil hwn ar fin ailddiffinio sut rydym yn ymdrin \u00e2 gofal canser y prostad yn y DU a thu hwnt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/ByfsMI6e?cover=1&amp;posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fnish.wales%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F04%2Fjason-webber-mrc-iaa-film-_mov_hd.original.jpg&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>Dr Jason Webber o Brifysgol Abertawe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Jason Webber and his team at Swansea University are tackling early intervention for aggressive prostate cancer, developing a simple and highly promising blood test to identify men with high-risk prostate cancer earlier and more accurately. 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