{"id":281535,"date":"2025-10-27T20:55:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T20:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=281535"},"modified":"2025-10-27T20:55:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T20:55:21","slug":"breast-cancer-expert-insights","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/news\/breast-cancer-expert-insights\/","title":{"rendered":"Preven\u00e7\u00e3o do cancro da mama: Pequenos passos que fazem uma grande diferen\u00e7a"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>outubro \u00e9 o M\u00eas da Sensibiliza\u00e7\u00e3o para o Cancro da Mama - uma altura para educar, sensibilizar e capacitar as pessoas para tomarem medidas para prevenir o cancro da mama. Este m\u00eas, a Dra. Keren Braithwaite fala sobre a forma como o poder da preven\u00e7\u00e3o pode ajud\u00e1-la a tomar conta da sua sa\u00fade mam\u00e1ria.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Como m\u00e9dico, tenho visto como a dete\u00e7\u00e3o precoce e a preven\u00e7\u00e3o podem ser poderosas. Salvam vidas. E a melhor parte? Tem mais controlo sobre a sa\u00fade do seu peito do que pensa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Comece com exames regulares<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Se tem 40 anos ou mais, fale com o seu prestador de cuidados de sa\u00fade sobre a marca\u00e7\u00e3o de uma mamografia. As mamografias podem detetar o cancro precocemente, quando o tratamento pode ser mais eficaz. \u00c9 um dos passos mais simples e mais poderosos que pode dar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Southcoast Health recomenda mamografias anuais para evitar que o cancro cres\u00e7a sem ser detectado at\u00e9 ser mais dif\u00edcil de curar. Para al\u00e9m das mamografias tradicionais, outras op\u00e7\u00f5es de rastreio incluem:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mamografia 3D (Tomoss\u00edntese):<\/strong> Dispon\u00edvel no Southcoast Health Breast Care, esta tecnologia de imagem de ponta permite que os radiologistas identifiquem melhor os problemas ocultos no tecido mam\u00e1rio denso, ao mesmo tempo que diferenciam o tecido normal e sobreposto.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Resson\u00e2ncia magn\u00e9tica da mama:<\/strong> Recomendado para indiv\u00edduos de alto risco e como rastreio suplementar para mulheres com mamas densas, especialmente as que t\u00eam uma hist\u00f3ria familiar ou muta\u00e7\u00f5es gen\u00e9ticas conhecidas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ultrassom de mama:<\/strong> Tamb\u00e9m pode ser utilizado como um rastreio suplementar para mulheres com mamas densas ou com um risco mais elevado.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Cada m\u00e9todo de rastreio tem as suas pr\u00f3prias vantagens e desvantagens, e uma abordagem personalizada pode ajud\u00e1-lo a obter os resultados mais exactos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conhe\u00e7a o seu corpo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c9 a sua melhor defensora. Saiba o que \u00e9 normal para si e informe o seu m\u00e9dico de quaisquer altera\u00e7\u00f5es, tais como:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Novos n\u00f3dulos ou incha\u00e7o<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Altera\u00e7\u00f5es no tamanho ou forma do peito<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Descarga ou invers\u00e3o da tetina<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diminui\u00e7\u00e3o ou espessamento da pele<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dor numa zona espec\u00edfica do peito<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Nem todas as altera\u00e7\u00f5es significam cancro da mama, mas \u00e9 sempre mais seguro verificar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Adotar h\u00e1bitos saud\u00e1veis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Embora nem todos os cancros da mama possam ser evitados, as escolhas de estilo de vida fazem a diferen\u00e7a. Estes pequenos e constantes passos v\u00e3o-se somando ao longo do tempo:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fazer uma dieta equilibrada, rica em frutas, legumes e cereais integrais<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exerc\u00edcio f\u00edsico regular<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manter um peso saud\u00e1vel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Limitar o consumo de \u00e1lcool e n\u00e3o fumar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>N\u00e3o deixe de cuidar de si<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A vida \u00e9 muito ocupada, mas a sua sa\u00fade merece um lugar no seu calend\u00e1rio. Quer se trate de marcar a sua mamografia, manter-se a par dos exames de controlo ou marcar a primeira consulta, tomar medidas agora pode fazer toda a diferen\u00e7a mais tarde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A linha de fundo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A dete\u00e7\u00e3o precoce salva vidas. Marque a sua mamografia, conhe\u00e7a o seu corpo e d\u00ea pequenos passos todos os dias para um futuro mais saud\u00e1vel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O cancro da mama \u00e9 altamente trat\u00e1vel quando detectado precocemente.  Fa\u00e7a dos rastreios regulares uma parte essencial dos cuidados de sa\u00fade proactivos, independentemente da sua idade ou factores de risco. Se n\u00e3o tiver a certeza de quando come\u00e7ar, fale com o seu profissional de sa\u00fade sobre um plano de rastreio adequado para si.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neste M\u00eas de Sensibiliza\u00e7\u00e3o para o Cancro da Mama, assuma o controlo da sua sa\u00fade dando prioridade aos rastreios de rotina e incentive aqueles de quem gosta a fazerem o mesmo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Desejo-vos boa sa\u00fade,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/doctors\/keren-braithwaite-do\/\">Keren Braithwaite, DO<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":281536,"template":"","categories":[1229],"class_list":["post-281535","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>Breast Cancer Prevention: Small Steps that Make a Big Difference - Southcoast Health<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, take charge of your health by prioritizing routine screenings, and encourage those you love to do the same.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/news\/breast-cancer-expert-insights\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"pt_PT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Breast Cancer Prevention: Small Steps that Make a Big Difference - 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