{"id":18122,"date":"2024-03-27T19:11:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T19:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/news\/doctors-note-march\/"},"modified":"2024-03-27T19:11:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T19:11:18","slug":"doctors-note-march","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/news\/doctors-note-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Nota dos M\u00e9dicos - mar\u00e7o de 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Este m\u00eas constitui uma oportunidade para educar os nossos doentes sobre o cancro colorrectal e real\u00e7ar o significado de mar\u00e7o como <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/colon-cancer\/\">M\u00eas de sensibiliza\u00e7\u00e3o para o cancro colorrectal<\/a>. \u00c9 tamb\u00e9m uma importante chamada de aten\u00e7\u00e3o para que todos n\u00f3s tomemos medidas proactivas para compreender e prevenir esta doen\u00e7a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/library.southcoast.org\/Search\/35,FAQColorectalCancer\">Cancro colorrectal<\/a> \u00e9 o terceiro cancro mais frequente nos Estados Unidos, tanto em homens como em mulheres, sendo as taxas mais elevadas nos homens e nas pessoas designadas como do sexo masculino \u00e0 nascen\u00e7a (AMAB), nos negros americanos e nos adultos mais velhos. O termo \"colorrectal\" \u00e9 utilizado para descrever as duas \u00e1reas inferiores do aparelho digestivo afectadas pelo cancro: o c\u00f3lon (a primeira e mais longa parte do intestino grosso) e o reto (os \u00faltimos cent\u00edmetros do intestino grosso).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Os rastreios salvam vidas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gra\u00e7as \u00e0 dete\u00e7\u00e3o precoce atrav\u00e9s de rastreios, os casos de cancro colorrectal em pessoas com 50 anos ou mais t\u00eam vindo a diminuir de forma constante ao longo das \u00faltimas duas d\u00e9cadas. No entanto, nos \u00faltimos 15 anos, o n\u00famero de pessoas com idades compreendidas entre os 20 e os 49 anos a quem foi diagnosticado cancro colorrectal aumentou cerca de 1,5% por ano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A idade recomendada para os rastreios colorrectais foi reduzida de 50 para 45 anos, mas isso n\u00e3o significa que as pessoas com menos de 45 anos devam evitar os rastreios, especialmente se tiverem&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/5-warning-signs-of-colon-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sinais de aviso<\/a>&nbsp;tais como:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sangue nas fezes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dor ou desconforto abdominal persistente<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Altera\u00e7\u00f5es nos movimentos intestinais<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Perda de peso s\u00fabita<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fadiga<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Muitos factores podem impedir a dete\u00e7\u00e3o do cancro colorrectal nos doentes mais jovens. Alguns n\u00e3o se sentem \u00e0 vontade para falar de problemas intestinais a amigos e familiares, quanto mais a m\u00e9dicos. Consideram-se geralmente saud\u00e1veis e podem desvalorizar os seus sintomas. Podem tamb\u00e9m estar muito concentrados no trabalho e na fam\u00edlia, com pouco tempo livre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mas o stress que pode advir de uma vida agitada tamb\u00e9m pode levar a alguns h\u00e1bitos de vida pouco saud\u00e1veis que podem aumentar o risco. As boas not\u00edcias? Fazer algumas mudan\u00e7as agora pode ajudar a diminuir esse risco:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Deixar de fumar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Limitar o consumo de \u00e1lcool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manter um peso saud\u00e1vel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coma menos carne vermelha, carnes processadas como bacon, salsicha, carnes de charcutaria e outros alimentos processados<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exerc\u00edcio f\u00edsico - qualquer tipo de atividade f\u00edsica tem benef\u00edcios&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As mudan\u00e7as no estilo de vida podem ser um desafio. Se precisar de ajuda, os nossos fornecedores e recursos na Southcoast Health est\u00e3o aqui para si.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A linha de fundo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Os rastreios salvam vidas. Existem v\u00e1rios m\u00e9todos de despistagem do cancro colorrectal com base nos sintomas e no historial m\u00e9dico - e os tratamentos t\u00eam melhorado ao longo dos anos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>N\u00e3o seja t\u00edmido! Fale com o seu m\u00e9dico sobre quaisquer preocupa\u00e7\u00f5es e siga as diretrizes de rastreio recomendadas. O rastreio pode levar \u00e0 dete\u00e7\u00e3o precoce, quando o cancro \u00e9 provavelmente mais f\u00e1cil de tratar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O cancro colorrectal pode ser prevenido. Este m\u00eas, vamos trabalhar em conjunto para aumentar a consciencializa\u00e7\u00e3o.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Desejo-vos boa sa\u00fade,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/watson-james-150x200.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165502\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/doctors\/james-watson-md\/#\/appointment-chooser\/providerId\/2088\/patientTypeId\">James Watson, MD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diretor M\u00e9dico de Gastroenterologia<\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":4631,"template":"","categories":[1229],"class_list":["post-18122","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-expert-insights"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Doctors&#039; Note - March 2024 - Southcoast Health<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Colorectal cancer is on the rise in younger patients. 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