{"id":2005,"date":"2025-06-25T19:09:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T19:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cancer.test-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/?page_id=2005"},"modified":"2025-10-01T19:04:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T19:04:43","slug":"head-and-neck-cancer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cancer.southcoast.org\/pt\/areas-of-care\/head-and-neck-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancro da cabe\u00e7a e do pesco\u00e7o"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"blockSettings    hero-main-block show-breadcrumbs\" style=\"\"><div class=\"background\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n\n    <div class=\"breadcrumbsWrapper desktop-breadcrumbs\"><nav id=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"P\u00e3o ralado\"><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/cancer.southcoast.org\/pt\/\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-house\"><\/i><span class=\"visually-hidden\">In\u00edcio<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"breadcrumbsWrapper mobile-breadcrumbs\"><p id=\"mobile-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/cancer.southcoast.org\/pt\"><i class=\"far fa-home\"><\/i><\/a><\/span> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-chevron-right separator\"><\/i> <span><a href=\"https:\/\/cancer.southcoast.org\/pt\/areas-of-care\/\">\u00c1reas de assist\u00eancia<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>    <div class=\"grid\">\n        <div class=\"col-bleed-y\">\n            <div class=\"inner-wrap\">\n                <div class=\"content-col\">\n                                            <h1>Cancro da cabe\u00e7a e do pesco\u00e7o<\/h1>\n                                        <div class=\"copy-wrap\">\n                                                    <p>Os cancros da cabe\u00e7a e do pesco\u00e7o incluem uma s\u00e9rie de condi\u00e7\u00f5es que podem afetar as fun\u00e7\u00f5es vitais da vida, como a fala, a degluti\u00e7\u00e3o e a respira\u00e7\u00e3o, tornando os cuidados especializados essenciais para uma recupera\u00e7\u00e3o completa. A nossa equipa \u00e9 especializada no tratamento de cancros da laringe (caixa de voz), nasofaringe (a parte superior da garganta, por tr\u00e1s do nariz) e cavidade oral (boca), utilizando abordagens avan\u00e7adas e personalizadas, adaptadas \u00e0s necessidades \u00fanicas de cada um dos nossos pacientes.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"media-col\">\n                                            <img\n                            class=\"main-img\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/cancer.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Elizabeth-Blanchard-MD-Cancer-Center-1024x683-1.jpg\"\n                                                        srcset=\"https:\/\/cancer.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Elizabeth-Blanchard-MD-Cancer-Center-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cancer.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Elizabeth-Blanchard-MD-Cancer-Center-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cancer.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Elizabeth-Blanchard-MD-Cancer-Center-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\"\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:\/\/cancer.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  paddingTopMD paddingBottomMD media-object-block light\" style=\"\"><div class=\"container\">\n\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inner image-left list-style-disc inner-bg\" style=\"background-color: #f6f7f7;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"mainCopyWrap\">\n            <h2>Apoio total em todas as etapas<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"paragraphWrap\"><p>Uma vez que os cancros da cabe\u00e7a e do pesco\u00e7o afectam mais do que apenas a sa\u00fade f\u00edsica, adoptamos uma abordagem global aos cuidados. A equipa multidisciplinar da Southcoast Health inclui oncologistas certificados, terapeutas de radia\u00e7\u00e3o, cirurgi\u00f5es de cabe\u00e7a e pesco\u00e7o, especialistas em fala e degluti\u00e7\u00e3o, enfermeiros e pessoal de apoio, que trabalham em conjunto para criar o melhor plano de tratamento poss\u00edvel, preservando o seu conforto ao longo do processo.<\/p>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"single\" src=\"https:\/\/cancer.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Cancer-Center-Fairhaven_0073.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"cornerArtWrapper cornerArt-small\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"cornerArt\" src=\"https:\/\/cancer.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/themes\/southcoast_multisite\/images\/corner-art.svg\" alt=\"\">\n    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"blockSettings  paddingTopSM paddingBottomSM faqFluid light\" style=\"\"><div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"grid\">\n                    <div class=\"col-sm-12 mediaObject\">\n                <div class=\"introCenter\">\n                        <div class=\"mainCopyWrap\">\n            <h2>Tipos de cancro da cabe\u00e7a e do pesco\u00e7o que tratamos<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"blockSeparator\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        \n                    <div class=\"col-sm-6 order1 imageLeft\">\n                <div class=\"mediaImage\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1176\" height=\"1094\" src=\"https:\/\/cancer.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Image-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cancer.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Image-1.jpg 1176w, https:\/\/cancer.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Image-1-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cancer.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Image-1-1024x953.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cancer.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Image-1-768x714.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1176px) 100vw, 1176px\" \/>                        <div class=\"cornerArtWrapper cornerArt-large\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"cornerArt\" src=\"https:\/\/cancer.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/themes\/southcoast_multisite\/images\/corner-art-wide.svg\" alt=\"\">\n    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-sm-6 order2 accordionWrapper\">\n                        <div class=\"accordionContent\">\n                                                                                        <div class=\"beefup openFaq openSingle\">\n                                <span class=\"beefup__icon fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/span>\n                                <button\n                                    type=\"button\"\n                                    id=\"beefup-1-header\"\n                                    class=\"openTitle beefup__head\"\n                                    title=\"Mostrar FAQ sobre o cancro da laringe ou da garganta\"\n                                    role=\"heading\"\n                                    aria-level=\"3\"\n                                    aria-expanded=\"false\"\n                                    aria-controls=\"beefup-1-panel\">\n                                    Cancro da laringe ou da garganta                                <\/button>\n                                <div\n                                    id=\"beefup-1-panel\"\n                                    class=\"beefup__body maincopy\"\n                                    role=\"region\"\n                                    hidden\n aria-labelledby=\"beefup-1-header\"\n                                    style=\"display: none;\">\n                                    <p>O cancro da laringe, vulgarmente designado por cancro da garganta, desenvolve-se nos tecidos da laringe, a parte da garganta onde se encontram as cordas vocais e que desempenha um papel fundamental na fala, na respira\u00e7\u00e3o e na degluti\u00e7\u00e3o. Este tipo de cancro est\u00e1 mais frequentemente associado a factores de risco como o consumo de tabaco, o consumo excessivo de \u00e1lcool e certas infec\u00e7\u00f5es virais como o HPV.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tratamento<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Uma vez que a laringe \u00e9 essencial para as fun\u00e7\u00f5es di\u00e1rias, como falar e comer, o tratamento requer uma abordagem cuidadosa e precisa. Dependendo do est\u00e1dio e da localiza\u00e7\u00e3o do cancro, os cuidados podem incluir cirurgia para remover os tumores, radioterapia para atingir as c\u00e9lulas cancerosas, quimioterapia para atacar o cancro em todo o corpo e\/ou imunoterapia para ajudar o sistema imunit\u00e1rio a reconhecer e a combater a doen\u00e7a.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Op\u00e7\u00f5es de tratamento cir\u00fargico<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A cirurgia pode envolver a remo\u00e7\u00e3o do tumor e do tecido canceroso pr\u00f3ximo, incluindo os g\u00e2nglios linf\u00e1ticos afectados. A laringectomia remove a caixa vocal, que pode afetar a fala, enquanto a dissec\u00e7\u00e3o do pesco\u00e7o visa o cancro que se espalhou para os g\u00e2nglios linf\u00e1ticos.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Op\u00e7\u00f5es de tratamento por radioterapia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A radia\u00e7\u00e3o externa fornece feixes de alta energia ao tumor a partir do exterior do corpo, enquanto a radia\u00e7\u00e3o interna coloca a fonte perto do cancro. T\u00e9cnicas avan\u00e7adas como a IMRT e a VMAT visam com precis\u00e3o as c\u00e9lulas cancer\u00edgenas, protegendo simultaneamente os tecidos saud\u00e1veis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Op\u00e7\u00f5es de tratamento de quimioterapia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A quimioterapia utiliza medicamentos potentes para matar as c\u00e9lulas cancer\u00edgenas e pode ser administrada antes ou depois da cirurgia. Pode ser administrada sob a forma de comprimidos, injec\u00e7\u00f5es ou atrav\u00e9s de um cateter na corrente sangu\u00ednea.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Op\u00e7\u00f5es de imunoterapia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A imunoterapia refor\u00e7a as defesas naturais do organismo para ajudar a reconhecer e atacar as c\u00e9lulas cancer\u00edgenas. \u00c9 normalmente utilizada para determinados cancros avan\u00e7ados ou recorrentes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Op\u00e7\u00f5es de tratamento com terapia dirigida<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A terapia dirigida bloqueia mol\u00e9culas espec\u00edficas de que as c\u00e9lulas cancerosas necessitam para crescer e dividir-se. Estes medicamentos s\u00e3o frequentemente utilizados juntamente com a radia\u00e7\u00e3o ou a quimioterapia para uma abordagem mais direcionada.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <script>\n                                    jQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n                                        $('.openFaq').beefup({\n                                            onOpen: function($el) {\n                                                var $btn = $el.find('.openTitle[aria-controls]');\n                                                var $panel = $('#' + $btn.attr('aria-controls'));\n                                                $btn.attr('aria-expanded', 'true')\n                                                    .attr('title', function(_, t) {\n                                                        return t.replace(\/^Show\/i, 'Hide');\n                                                    });\n                                                if ($panel.length) $panel.prop('hidden', false);\n                                            },\n                                            onClose: function($el) {\n                                                var $btn = $el.find('.openTitle[aria-controls]');\n                                                var $panel = $('#' + $btn.attr('aria-controls'));\n                                                $btn.attr('aria-expanded', 'false')\n                                                    .attr('title', function(_, t) {\n                                                        return t.replace(\/^Hide\/i, 'Show');\n                                                    });\n                                                if ($panel.length) $panel.prop('hidden', true);\n                                            }\n                                        });\n\n                                        $('.openFaq').each(function() {\n                                            var $el = $(this);\n                                            var $btn = $el.find('.openTitle[aria-controls]');\n                                            var $panel = $('#' + $btn.attr('aria-controls'));\n                                            var isOpen = $el.hasClass('is-open') || ($panel.is(':visible') && !$panel.prop('hidden'));\n                                            $btn.attr('aria-expanded', isOpen ? 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O tratamento geralmente come\u00e7a com radioterapia, muitas vezes combinada com quimioterapia, e a cirurgia pode ser recomendada se o cancro se espalhar para os g\u00e2nglios linf\u00e1ticos.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Op\u00e7\u00f5es de tratamento por radioterapia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A radioterapia de intensidade modulada (IMRT) fornece radia\u00e7\u00e3o precisa e direcionada para os tumores, minimizando os danos nos tecidos saud\u00e1veis pr\u00f3ximos. Esta t\u00e9cnica avan\u00e7ada ajuda a reduzir os efeitos secund\u00e1rios e a melhorar os resultados.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Op\u00e7\u00f5es de tratamento de quimioterapia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A quimioterapia utiliza medicamentos potentes para matar ou retardar o crescimento das c\u00e9lulas cancer\u00edgenas. Pode ser administrada sob a forma de comprimidos, injec\u00e7\u00f5es ou atrav\u00e9s de um cateter na corrente sangu\u00ednea.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Op\u00e7\u00f5es de tratamento com imunoterapia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Os inibidores do ponto de controlo imunit\u00e1rio s\u00e3o um tipo de imunoterapia que ajuda o sistema imunit\u00e1rio a reconhecer e a atacar as c\u00e9lulas cancer\u00edgenas. Este tratamento \u00e9 normalmente utilizado para determinados cancros avan\u00e7ados ou recorrentes.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <script>\n                                    jQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n                                        $('.openFaq').beefup({\n                                            onOpen: function($el) {\n                                                var $btn = $el.find('.openTitle[aria-controls]');\n                                                var $panel = $('#' + $btn.attr('aria-controls'));\n                                                $btn.attr('aria-expanded', 'true')\n                                                    .attr('title', function(_, t) {\n                                                        return t.replace(\/^Show\/i, 'Hide');\n                                                    });\n                                                if ($panel.length) $panel.prop('hidden', false);\n                                            },\n                                            onClose: function($el) {\n                                                var $btn = $el.find('.openTitle[aria-controls]');\n                                                var $panel = $('#' + $btn.attr('aria-controls'));\n                                                $btn.attr('aria-expanded', 'false')\n                                                    .attr('title', function(_, t) {\n                                                        return t.replace(\/^Hide\/i, 'Show');\n                                                    });\n                                                if ($panel.length) $panel.prop('hidden', true);\n                                            }\n                                        });\n\n                                        $('.openFaq').each(function() {\n                                            var $el = $(this);\n                                            var $btn = $el.find('.openTitle[aria-controls]');\n                                            var $panel = $('#' + $btn.attr('aria-controls'));\n                                            var isOpen = $el.hasClass('is-open') || ($panel.is(':visible') && !$panel.prop('hidden'));\n                                            $btn.attr('aria-expanded', isOpen ? 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As op\u00e7\u00f5es de tratamento incluem cirurgia, radioterapia, quimioterapia, terapia direcionada, imunoterapia e tratamento paliativo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Op\u00e7\u00f5es de tratamento cir\u00fargico<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A cirurgia \u00e9 frequentemente o tratamento prim\u00e1rio para o cancro oral e tem como objetivo remover o tumor e os g\u00e2nglios linf\u00e1ticos pr\u00f3ximos. \u00c9 normalmente a forma mais eficaz de eliminar o tecido canceroso.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Op\u00e7\u00f5es de radioterapia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A radioterapia utiliza raios de alta energia para destruir as c\u00e9lulas cancer\u00edgenas. Pode ser utilizada isoladamente ou em simult\u00e2neo com a cirurgia ou a quimioterapia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Op\u00e7\u00f5es de quimioterapia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A quimioterapia utiliza medicamentos para matar as c\u00e9lulas cancer\u00edgenas e \u00e9 frequentemente combinada com cirurgia ou radia\u00e7\u00e3o. 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