{"id":18257,"date":"2025-03-25T17:09:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T17:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/news\/doctors-note-march-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-03-25T17:09:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T17:09:43","slug":"doctors-note-march-2025","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/news\/doctors-note-march-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"A sua sa\u00fade \u00e9 importante: Aumentar a sensibiliza\u00e7\u00e3o e reduzir os riscos de cancro colorrectal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A preocupa\u00e7\u00e3o crescente dos jovens adultos<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>O cancro colorrectal \u00e9 o terceiro cancro mais comum diagnosticado tanto em homens como em mulheres nos Estados Unidos. Gra\u00e7as a uma maior sensibiliza\u00e7\u00e3o e aos rastreios para dete\u00e7\u00e3o precoce e tratamento do cancro colorrectal, as taxas globais diminu\u00edram nos adultos com 50 anos ou mais. No entanto, tem-se registado um aumento not\u00e1vel de casos em indiv\u00edduos com menos de 50 anos. Esta mudan\u00e7a levou os Centros de Controlo e Preven\u00e7\u00e3o de Doen\u00e7as (CDC) a ajustar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/colorectal-cancer\/screening\/index.html\">diretrizes de rastreio<\/a>A Comiss\u00e3o Europeia recomenda agora que os adultos com risco m\u00e9dio comecem a fazer rastreios regulares aos 45 anos. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Compreender os factores de risco<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Embora os casos estejam a aumentar entre os indiv\u00edduos mais jovens, o risco aumenta \u00e0 medida que se envelhece. Outros factores de risco incluem:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hist\u00f3ria familiar de cancro colorrectal ou p\u00f3lipos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dieta rica em carnes vermelhas e processadas e pobre em fibras<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inatividade f\u00edsica<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obesidade<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fumar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consumo de \u00e1lcool<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A investiga\u00e7\u00e3o emergente est\u00e1 tamb\u00e9m a explorar as potenciais liga\u00e7\u00f5es entre <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellhealth.com\/microplastics-colorectal-cancer-11692036\">micropl\u00e1sticos<\/a> e o aumento do cancro colorrectal nas popula\u00e7\u00f5es mais jovens. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>O cancro do c\u00f3lon pode ser prevenido<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tomar conta da sua sa\u00fade pode reduzir significativamente o risco de cancro colorrectal. Eis algumas medidas proactivas que pode tomar para reduzir o seu risco:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Coma uma variedade de frutas e legumes coloridos e adicione feij\u00f5es e cereais integrais \u00e0s suas refei\u00e7\u00f5es. Estes alimentos s\u00e3o ricos em fibras, que apoiam a digest\u00e3o e a sa\u00fade intestinal.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Praticar exerc\u00edcio f\u00edsico regularmente para manter um peso saud\u00e1vel e promover o bem-estar geral.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Limitar o consumo de \u00e1lcool, que pode danificar o revestimento do c\u00f3lon e do reto, podendo levar ao cancro.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evitar o tabaco.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>O poder salvador dos rastreios<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Os exames de rastreio s\u00e3o essenciais para a dete\u00e7\u00e3o precoce e a preven\u00e7\u00e3o do cancro colorrectal. Podem identificar p\u00f3lipos pr\u00e9-cancerosos, permitindo a sua remo\u00e7\u00e3o antes de se transformarem em cancro. A dete\u00e7\u00e3o numa fase precoce melhora significativamente os resultados do tratamento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Se tem um risco m\u00e9dio de cancro colorrectal, deve come\u00e7ar a fazer rastreios regulares a partir dos 45 anos. Est\u00e3o dispon\u00edveis v\u00e1rios m\u00e9todos de rastreio. Fale com o seu m\u00e9dico sobre o que \u00e9 melhor para si com base no seu historial familiar e noutros factores de risco. Este poder\u00e1 recomendar-lhe que comece a fazer os exames mais cedo e, eventualmente, que os fa\u00e7a com maior frequ\u00eancia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tamb\u00e9m \u00e9 importante reconhecer os sinais de alerta do cancro colorrectal, tais como:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Altera\u00e7\u00f5es dos h\u00e1bitos intestinais<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sangue nas fezes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dor ou desconforto abdominal persistente<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Perda de peso s\u00fabita e inexplic\u00e1vel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fadiga<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Mais importante ainda, n\u00e3o tenha vergonha de falar com o seu m\u00e9dico se tiver algum sintoma que o preocupe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A linha de fundo<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>O M\u00eas da Consciencializa\u00e7\u00e3o para o Cancro Colorrectal serve como um lembrete vital da import\u00e2ncia de compreender os factores de risco, fazer escolhas informadas em termos de estilo de vida e seguir as diretrizes de rastreio recomendadas. Ao mantermo-nos informados e proactivos, podemos diminuir o impacto do cancro colorrectal nas nossas comunidades. O mais importante de tudo \u00e9 iniciar a conversa agora. Fale com o seu m\u00e9dico sobre quaisquer preocupa\u00e7\u00f5es ou riscos potenciais e planeie os rastreios recomendados.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Clicar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/services\/know-the-risk\/\">aqui<\/a> para saber mais sobre o cancro colorrectal e os rastreios na Southcoast Health.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":18258,"template":"","categories":[1229],"class_list":["post-18257","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>Your Health Matters: Raising Awareness and Lowering the Risks of Colorectal Cancer - Southcoast Health<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month \u2013 a time to shed light on a disease that affects thousands of lives each year.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/test-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/news\/doctors-note-march-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"pt_PT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Your Health Matters: Raising Awareness and Lowering the Risks of Colorectal Cancer - 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