{"id":1923,"date":"2022-03-29T12:51:02","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T12:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cancerfactfinder.org\/sem-categoria\/radon\/"},"modified":"2023-04-11T19:28:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T19:28:38","slug":"radon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cancerfactfinder.org\/pt-pt\/exposicao-em-ambientes-profissionais\/radon\/","title":{"rendered":"R\u00e1don"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container claim-key-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0 0 1px 0;border-color:#002b5f;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1456px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_4_5 4_5 fusion-flex-column claim-key-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 claim-key-content\"><p><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-167\" src=\"https:\/\/cancerfactfinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/true.svg\" alt=\"C\u00edrculo verde com ponto de interroga\u00e7\u00e3o no interior\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/> Muito provavelmente ou definitivamente verdadeiro<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-166\" src=\"https:\/\/cancerfactfinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/false.svg\" alt=\"C\u00edrculo vermelho com X no interior\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/>Falso\/ desinforma\u00e7\u00e3o<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-168\" src=\"https:\/\/cancerfactfinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/unsure.svg\" alt=\"C\u00edrculo cinzento com ponto de interroga\u00e7\u00e3o no interior\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/>Ainda n\u00e3o temos a certeza<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:80% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 2.4%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 2.4%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:80% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 2.4%;margin-left : 2.4%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column claim-key-button-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><style>.fusion-button.button-1{border-radius:50px 50px 50px 50px;}<\/style><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type claim-key-button\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/cancerfactfinder.org\/pt-pt\/pesquisar-no-factfinder\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Altere ou aperfei\u00e7oe a pesquisa<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:20% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 9.6%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 9.6%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:20% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 9.6%;margin-left : 9.6%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1456px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2 id=\"enter-claim-here\">A exposi\u00e7\u00e3o ao r\u00e1don provoca cancro<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3 factfinder-entry-text\"><h3 id=\"o-que-pode-ter-ouvido\">O que pode ter ouvido<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O g\u00e1s de r\u00e1don provoca cancro.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"what-science-tells-us\">O que nos diz a ci\u00eancia<\/h3>\n<p>O r\u00e1don \u00e9 um g\u00e1s incolor e inodoro que, ap\u00f3s exposi\u00e7\u00e3o prolongada, pode levar ao cancro do pulm\u00e3o. O r\u00e1don decomp\u00f5e-se em elementos radioativos no ar, que s\u00e3o absorvidos pelo corpo.<\/p>\n<p>O r\u00e1don \u00e9 considerado cancer\u00edgeno para o ser humano por organiza\u00e7\u00f5es nacionais e internacionais, incluindo o Centro Internacional de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o do Cancro (CIIC), o National Toxicology Program (NTP) e a Ag\u00eancia de Prote\u00e7\u00e3o Ambiental dos EUA (EPA) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/cancer\/cancer-causes\/radiation-exposure\/radon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACS<\/a>). O tabagismo \u00e9, de longe, a causa mais comum de cancro do pulm\u00e3o nos Estados Unidos, mas a exposi\u00e7\u00e3o ao r\u00e1don \u00e9 a segunda principal causa (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/cancer\/cancer-causes\/radiation-exposure\/radon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACS<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Quem est\u00e1 em risco de exposi\u00e7\u00e3o ao r\u00e1don? Aqueles que trabalham em \u00e1reas subterr\u00e2neas, mais especificamente os mineiros, t\u00eam taxas significativamente mais elevadas de exposi\u00e7\u00e3o ao r\u00e1don. Isto tamb\u00e9m \u00e9 v\u00e1lido para quem trabalha em f\u00e1bricas de processamento de ur\u00e2nio ou entra em contacto com fertilizantes fosfatados. Como resultado, estes grupos t\u00eam maior probabilidade de desenvolver cancro do pulm\u00e3o e devem ter cuidado e procurar fazer exames regulares (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/cancer\/cancer-causes\/radiation-exposure\/radon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACS<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"evid\u00eancias-epidemiol\u00f3gicas\">Evid\u00eancias epidemiol\u00f3gicas<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Num artigo que examinou 13 estudos epidemiol\u00f3gicos em toda a Europa, concluiu-se que a exposi\u00e7\u00e3o a longo prazo ao r\u00e1don aumenta o risco de cancro do pulm\u00e3o (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/16538937\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Darby et al.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"evid\u00eancias-laboratoriais\/elem\">Evid\u00eancias laboratoriais\/elementos comprovativos<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">V\u00e1rios estudos de laborat\u00f3rio com ratos e c\u00e3es mostraram que a exposi\u00e7\u00e3o ao r\u00e1don leva ao desenvolvimento de cancro do pulm\u00e3o (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK218131\/?report=reader\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Research Council (US) Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). V\u00e1rios outros estudos em animais confirmaram os resultados de estudos em seres humanos de que a elevada exposi\u00e7\u00e3o ao r\u00e1don pode levar ao desenvolvimento de tumores pulmonares (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.gov\/about-cancer\/causes-prevention\/risk\/substances\/radon\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NCI<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Classifica\u00e7\u00e3o carcinog\u00e9nica do CIIC:<\/i><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Grupo 1 (Cancer\u00edgeno para o ser humano)<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"how-to-reduce-your-risk\">Como reduzir o risco<\/h3>\n<p>Uma vez que o r\u00e1don est\u00e1 no ar, n\u00e3o podemos eliminar completamente a nossa exposi\u00e7\u00e3o a este g\u00e1s. No entanto, existem medidas que pode tomar para reduzir o seu risco:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Em casa: teste o n\u00edvel de r\u00e1don (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/radon\/find-information-about-local-radon-zones-and-state-contact-information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EPA<\/a>) em casa comprando um kit &#8220;fa\u00e7a voc\u00ea mesmo&#8221; ou contratando um profissional para testar o n\u00edvel de r\u00e1don. Os n\u00edveis de r\u00e1don acima de 4,0 pCi\/L s\u00e3o considerados prejudiciais para os seres humanos. Tamb\u00e9m pode diminuir a sua exposi\u00e7\u00e3o atrav\u00e9s de fendas, vedando paredes ou pisos ou melhorando a ventila\u00e7\u00e3o atrav\u00e9s de ventiladores e tubos.<\/li>\n<li>No local de trabalho: a OSHA e o NRC tomaram medidas para reduzir a exposi\u00e7\u00e3o ao r\u00e1don para quem trabalha em minas subterr\u00e2neas (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/cancer\/cancer-causes\/radiation-exposure\/radon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACS<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Se estiver exposto ao r\u00e1don e for fumador, os especialistas recomendam que deixe ou diminua o uso de cigarros. Isto pode reduzir drasticamente a sua probabilidade de desenvolver cancro do pulm\u00e3o (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/cancer\/cancer-causes\/radiation-exposure\/radon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACS<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Al\u00e9m disso, fale com o seu m\u00e9dico sobre exames e testes de sa\u00fade regulares para procurar poss\u00edveis sinais de cancro do pulm\u00e3o. Alguns sintomas de cancro do pulm\u00e3o a ter em conta s\u00e3o falta de ar, tosse nova ou que piora, dor ou aperto no peito, rouquid\u00e3o ou dificuldade em engolir (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/cancer\/cancer-causes\/radiation-exposure\/radon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACS<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"bottom-line\">Conclus\u00e3o<\/h3>\n<p>A exposi\u00e7\u00e3o ao r\u00e1don \u00e9 a segunda causa de cancro do pulm\u00e3o nos Estados Unidos, depois do tabaco. Diminuir o uso de cigarros e garantir que o seu local de trabalho e a sua casa est\u00e3o de acordo com as normas nacionais para n\u00edveis de r\u00e1don s\u00e3o as formas mais eficazes de reduzir o risco de cancro do pulm\u00e3o.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"sources-and-links-for-more-inf\">Saiba mais nas nossas fontes fidedignas<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/cancer\/cancer-causes\/radiation-exposure\/radon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Cancer Society (ACS): O r\u00e1don e o cancro (em ingl\u00eas)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/radon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ag\u00eancia de Prote\u00e7\u00e3o Ambiental (EPA): R\u00e1don (em ingl\u00eas)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/radon\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centro de Controlo e Preven\u00e7\u00e3o de Doen\u00e7as (CDC): R\u00e1don (em ingl\u00eas)<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"date\">Data<\/h3>\n<p>Publica\u00e7\u00e3o: 6 de julho de 2021<br \/>\nVerifica\u00e7\u00e3o\/atualiza\u00e7\u00e3o: 22 de agosto de 2022<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-2{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[264],"tags":[124,234],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cancerfactfinder.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1923"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cancerfactfinder.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cancerfactfinder.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cancerfactfinder.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cancerfactfinder.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1923"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/cancerfactfinder.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4026,"href":"https:\/\/cancerfactfinder.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1923\/revisions\/4026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cancerfactfinder.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cancerfactfinder.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cancerfactfinder.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}