{"id":274982,"date":"2025-09-22T13:30:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T13:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/?page_id=274982"},"modified":"2026-01-21T15:41:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:41:06","slug":"colorectal-cancer-know-the-risk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/colorectal-cancer-know-the-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00e1ncer colorrectal: Conozca el riesgo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"blockSettings    hero-main-block\" style=\"\"><div class=\"background\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n\n        <div class=\"grid\">\n        <div class=\"col-bleed-y\">\n            <div class=\"inner-wrap\">\n                <div class=\"content-col\">\n                                            <h1>Prevenci\u00f3n del c\u00e1ncer colorrectal en MA y RI<\/h1>\n                                        <div class=\"copy-wrap\">\n                                                    <p>El c\u00e1ncer colorrectal es uno de los c\u00e1nceres m\u00e1s diagnosticados y la segunda causa de muerte por c\u00e1ncer en Estados Unidos, y afecta tanto a hombres como a mujeres. Por t\u00e9rmino medio, uno de cada 22 hombres y una de cada 24 mujeres corren el riesgo de desarrollar c\u00e1ncer colorrectal a lo largo de su vida, seg\u00fan la Sociedad Americana del C\u00e1ncer.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"media-col\">\n                                            <img\n                            class=\"main-img\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patient-and-Doctor-Stock.jpg\"\n                                                        srcset=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patient-and-Doctor-Stock.jpg 2121w, https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patient-and-Doctor-Stock-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patient-and-Doctor-Stock-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patient-and-Doctor-Stock-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patient-and-Doctor-Stock-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patient-and-Doctor-Stock-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patient-and-Doctor-Stock-18x12.jpg 18w\"\n                            sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 50vw, 800px\"\n                                                        alt=\"\"\n                            loading=\"eager\"\n                            decoding=\"async\"\n                            fetchpriority=\"high\">\n                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"corner-art\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/themes\/southcoast_multisite\/images\/corner-art.svg\">\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\n    document.querySelectorAll('.play-button').forEach(button => {\n        button.addEventListener('click', function() {\n            const modal = this.nextElementSibling;\n            modal.style.display = 'block';\n            document.body.style.overflow = 'hidden';\n        });\n    });\n\n    document.querySelectorAll('.close-modal, .modal-overlay').forEach(element => {\n        element.addEventListener('click', function() {\n            const modal = this.closest('.video-modal');\n            modal.style.display = 'none';\n            document.body.style.overflow = '';\n        });\n    });\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"blockSettings  paddingTopSM paddingBottomSM copyFullFluid light\" style=\"\">\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"copyFullWrap bg-white\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n                    <div class=\"maincopy\">\n                        <p><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":1} --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-what-is-colorectal-cancer\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el c\u00e1ncer colorrectal?<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>El c\u00e1ncer colorrectal es un c\u00e1ncer que se encuentra en el <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/cancer-care\/colon-cancer\/\">colon<\/a> o recto, que componen el intestino grueso. Suele comenzar en el revestimiento interno del colon o el recto en forma de crecimiento o p\u00f3lipo. Aunque no todos se vuelven cancerosos, los p\u00f3lipos pueden convertirse en c\u00e1ncer con el tiempo. Los p\u00f3lipos precancerosos tambi\u00e9n se conocen como p\u00f3lipos adenomatosos o adenomas que miden m\u00e1s de 1 cm. Si el c\u00e1ncer se forma en uno de estos p\u00f3lipos, puede crecer con el tiempo hacia la pared del colon o del recto, que est\u00e1 formada por varias capas. Si el c\u00e1ncer colorrectal comienza en la capa m\u00e1s interna, puede crecer y extenderse a algunas o todas las dem\u00e1s capas. Una vez que estas c\u00e9lulas cancerosas est\u00e1n en la pared, pueden crecer en los vasos sangu\u00edneos o linf\u00e1ticos, que pueden desplazarse a los ganglios linf\u00e1ticos cercanos o a otras partes del cuerpo, propagando el c\u00e1ncer. En Southcoast Health ofrecemos <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/screen-me\/\">pruebas de detecci\u00f3n del c\u00e1ncer colorrectal<\/a> como parte de nuestros servicios de cribado sanitario para detectar los primeros signos de esta enfermedad.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-colorectal-cancer-risk-factors\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Factores de riesgo del c\u00e1ncer colorrectal<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Algunas personas son m\u00e1s propensas a desarrollar c\u00e1ncer colorrectal debido a determinados factores de riesgo, entre los que se incluyen los siguientes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Antecedentes familiares de c\u00e1ncer colorrectal o p\u00f3lipos<\/li>\n<li>Antecedentes personales de c\u00e1ncer<\/li>\n<li>Padece colitis ulcerosa o enfermedad de Crohn<\/li>\n<li>Dieta poco saludable<\/li>\n<li>Inactividad y obesidad<\/li>\n<li>Fumar cigarrillos<\/li>\n<li>Mayores de 50 a\u00f1os<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Algunos factores de riesgo no se pueden controlar, pero s\u00ed se pueden evitar los h\u00e1bitos poco saludables que aumentan el riesgo.  Intente seguir una dieta m\u00e1s sana, ser m\u00e1s activo y dejar de fumar para reducir el riesgo de c\u00e1ncer colorrectal.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-when-to-see-a-doctor-for-colorectal-cancer\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cu\u00e1ndo acudir al m\u00e9dico por c\u00e1ncer colorrectal<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>En las fases iniciales del c\u00e1ncer colorrectal puede no haber signos de s\u00edntomas. Sin embargo, con el tiempo pueden aparecer los siguientes s\u00edntomas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cambios en los movimientos intestinales: estre\u00f1imiento, diarrea o un cambio en la consistencia de las heces.<\/li>\n<li>Molestias abdominales frecuentes: retortijones, gases, dolor, sensaci\u00f3n de plenitud o hinchaz\u00f3n.<\/li>\n<li>Hemorragia rectal: sangre de color rojo brillante u oscuro en las heces.<\/li>\n<li>N\u00e1useas, v\u00f3mitos y p\u00e9rdida repentina de peso<\/li>\n<li>Debilidad y fatiga<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Si tiene alguno de estos s\u00edntomas, p\u00f3ngase en contacto con cualquiera de nuestros m\u00e9dicos en Southcoast Health. Podemos recomendarle un <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/primary-care\/physical-exams\/\">examen f\u00edsico<\/a>an\u00e1lisis de sangre, colonoscopia o m\u00e1s para el diagn\u00f3stico de sus s\u00edntomas.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-colorectal-cancer-screenings-at-southcoast-health\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pruebas de detecci\u00f3n del c\u00e1ncer colorrectal en Southcoast Health<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>En Southcoast Health, ofrecemos pruebas de detecci\u00f3n del c\u00e1ncer colorrectal para aumentar sus posibilidades de detecci\u00f3n precoz. Nuestro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/primary-care\/health-care-screenings\/\">proyecciones<\/a> pueden ayudar a detectar p\u00f3lipos precancerosos, de modo que puedan extirparse quir\u00fargicamente antes de que tengan la oportunidad de convertirse en c\u00e1ncer. Las revisiones peri\u00f3dicas tambi\u00e9n pueden ayudar a detectar el c\u00e1ncer colorrectal en las primeras fases, cuando los tratamientos para este tipo de c\u00e1ncer son m\u00e1s eficaces. Recuerde que el c\u00e1ncer colorrectal generalmente no presenta s\u00edntomas, as\u00ed que h\u00e1gase una revisi\u00f3n en uno de nuestros centros de atenci\u00f3n primaria del sureste de Massachusetts y Rhode Island, especialmente si tiene alg\u00fan factor de riesgo o es mayor de 50 a\u00f1os. Programe una cita o p\u00f3ngase en contacto con nosotros hoy mismo para obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n. <\/em><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    \n                    <div class=\"ctaWrap ctaCenter\">\n                                                                                                        \n                                                                                                                            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n            \n\n            \n\n            \t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-274982","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Colorectal Cancer: Know the Risk - 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