Fatores ambientais e conscientização sobre o câncer colorretal em pessoas com risco familiar

Abstract

Objective to identify the association between environmental risk factors and awareness of colorectal cancer in people at familial risk.Method cross-sectional correlational study, with a sample consisted of people who met at least one of the Revised Bethesda criteria, and 80 participants were included in this study. A sociodemographic data record, the AUDIT Test for alcohol use, the Fagerström Test for tobacco smoking, the Estimation and Frequency of Food Intake scale, and the Cancer Awareness Measure questionnaire to assess the colorectal cancer awareness were used. Body mass index was calculated, and descriptive statistics and the Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient were used to estimate the association.Results female sex predominated, with an average age of 37.8 years, almost half of the participants were overweight, 45% showed symptoms of alcohol dependence, half of the sample showed an association between hereditary factors and the development of colorectal cancer, and less than half of them were aware of cancer prevention programs.Conclusion there is little information on the main environmental risk factors, signs and symptoms of colorectal cancer, and no significant association was found between these and colorectal cancer awareness.

Epidemiologic profile of colorectal cancer cases in a cancer hospital in Maranhao, Brazil

“…Os hábitos de vida é uma influencia significativa no desenvolvimento de uma doença. O alcool é um dos principais fatores de risco para o CCR 28 . Um estudo de coorte realizado na europa e america do norte demonstrou um risco ligeramente aumentado de câncer colorretal com o consumo regular de alcool ≥45g/ dia, sendo 45% de risco para o câncer de cólon e 49% para o câncer retal, isso em comparação com não consumidores de álcool em ambos os sexos 29 .…”

Correlación entre funcionamiento familiar y estilos de vida saludable en pacientes con cáncer colorrectal

“…Existen factores de riesgo modificables, como el tabaco, el consumo abusivo de alcohol, la dieta poco saludable, el sobrepeso y la inactividad física, entre otros, los cuales son responsables de aproximadamente el 30% del desarrollo del cáncer (6,7,8,9,10). El cáncer colorrectal es probablemente el cáncer humano con mayor componente familiar (4,11) lo cual combinado con la presencia de factores de riesgo o condiciones modificables (12), potencia la probabilidad de desarrollar la enfermedad (13). Por ello, se hace imperativo intervenir tempranamente con medidas sencillas de autocuidado relacionadas en la literatura científica como la alimentación saludable, el control del estrés y la promoción de la actividad física, entre otras medidas (5).…”

Colorectal Cancer—The “Parent” of Low Bowel Obstruction

“…The geographical distribution of colorectal cancer is uneven between different countries or continents. The migration of some population groups to regions with high incidence increases the frequency of this pathology, suggesting the influence of some environmental factors [24].…”