{"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\/pt\/colorectal-cancer-know-the-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancro colorrectal: Conhecer o risco"},"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>Preven\u00e7\u00e3o do cancro colorrectal em MA e RI<\/h1>\n                                        <div class=\"copy-wrap\">\n                                                    <p>O cancro colorrectal \u00e9 um dos cancros mais frequentemente diagnosticados e a segunda principal causa de morte por cancro nos Estados Unidos, afectando tanto homens como mulheres. Em m\u00e9dia, um em cada 22 homens e uma em cada 24 mulheres correm o risco de desenvolver cancro colorrectal ao longo da sua vida - de acordo com a American Cancer Society.<\/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\">O que \u00e9 o cancro colorrectal?<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>O cancro colorrectal \u00e9 um cancro que se encontra no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/services\/cancer-care\/colon-cancer\/\">c\u00f3lon<\/a> ou do reto, que constituem o intestino grosso. Normalmente, come\u00e7a no revestimento interno do c\u00f3lon ou do reto como um crescimento ou p\u00f3lipo. Embora nem todos se tornem cancerosos, os p\u00f3lipos podem transformar-se em cancro com o tempo. Os p\u00f3lipos pr\u00e9-cancerosos s\u00e3o tamb\u00e9m conhecidos como p\u00f3lipos adenomatosos ou adenomas que t\u00eam mais de 1 cm. Se o cancro se formar num destes p\u00f3lipos, pode crescer ao longo do tempo para a parede do c\u00f3lon ou do reto, que \u00e9 constitu\u00edda por v\u00e1rias camadas. Se o cancro colorrectal come\u00e7ar na camada mais interna, pode crescer e espalhar-se para fora para algumas ou todas as outras camadas. Quando estas c\u00e9lulas cancer\u00edgenas se encontram na parede, podem transformar-se em vasos sangu\u00edneos ou linf\u00e1ticos, que podem deslocar-se para os g\u00e2nglios linf\u00e1ticos pr\u00f3ximos ou para outras partes do corpo, espalhando o cancro. Na Southcoast Health, oferecemos <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/screen-me\/\">rastreios do cancro colorrectal<\/a> como parte dos nossos servi\u00e7os de rastreio de cuidados de sa\u00fade para detetar sinais precoces desta doen\u00e7a.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-colorectal-cancer-risk-factors\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Factores de risco do cancro colorrectal<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Algumas pessoas t\u00eam maior probabilidade de desenvolver cancro colorrectal devido a determinados factores de risco, que incluem os seguintes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hist\u00f3ria familiar de cancro colorrectal ou p\u00f3lipos<\/li>\n<li>Hist\u00f3ria pessoal de cancro<\/li>\n<li>Sofre de colite ulcerosa ou doen\u00e7a de Crohn<\/li>\n<li>Dieta pouco saud\u00e1vel<\/li>\n<li>Inatividade e obesidade<\/li>\n<li>Fumar cigarros<\/li>\n<li>Mais de 50 anos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>N\u00e3o \u00e9 poss\u00edvel controlar alguns factores de risco, mas pode evitar h\u00e1bitos pouco saud\u00e1veis que o colocam em maior risco.  Tente fazer uma dieta mais saud\u00e1vel, ser mais ativo e deixar de fumar para reduzir o seu risco de cancro 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\">Quando consultar um m\u00e9dico para o cancro colorrectal<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Nas fases iniciais do cancro colorrectal, pode n\u00e3o haver sinais de sintomas. No entanto, com o tempo, podem surgir os seguintes sintomas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Altera\u00e7\u00f5es dos movimentos intestinais: obstipa\u00e7\u00e3o, diarreia ou altera\u00e7\u00e3o da consist\u00eancia das fezes<\/li>\n<li>Desconforto abdominal frequente: c\u00e3ibras, gases, dor, sensa\u00e7\u00e3o de plenitude ou incha\u00e7o<\/li>\n<li>Hemorragia rectal: sangue vermelho vivo ou escuro nas fezes<\/li>\n<li>N\u00e1useas, v\u00f3mitos e perda s\u00fabita de peso<\/li>\n<li>Fraqueza e fadiga<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Se tiver algum destes sintomas, contacte qualquer um dos nossos m\u00e9dicos em Southcoast Health. Podemos recomendar um <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/services\/primary-care\/physical-exams\/\">exame f\u00edsico<\/a>A sua doen\u00e7a pode ser diagnosticada atrav\u00e9s de an\u00e1lises ao sangue, colonoscopia ou outros exames.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-colorectal-cancer-screenings-at-southcoast-health\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rastreios do cancro colorrectal na Southcoast Health<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Na Southcoast Health, oferecemos exames de cancro colorrectal para aumentar as suas hip\u00f3teses de dete\u00e7\u00e3o precoce. Os nossos <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/services\/primary-care\/health-care-screenings\/\">projec\u00e7\u00f5es<\/a> pode ajudar a encontrar p\u00f3lipos pr\u00e9-cancerosos, para que possam ser removidos cirurgicamente antes de terem a possibilidade de se transformarem em cancro. Os exames regulares tamb\u00e9m podem ajudar a detetar o cancro colorrectal nas fases iniciais, altura em que os tratamentos para este tipo de cancro s\u00e3o mais eficazes. Lembre-se que o cancro colorrectal geralmente n\u00e3o tem sintomas, por isso fa\u00e7a um rastreio num dos nossos locais de cuidados prim\u00e1rios no sudeste de Massachusetts e Rhode Island - especialmente se tiver quaisquer factores de risco ou se tiver mais de 50 anos de idade. 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