Colorectal cancer is the second most common type of cancer in Portugal. But it is also a disease that, in many cases, can be prevented or detected at an early stage. Artur Gião Antunes, gastroenterologist at Hospital CUF Santarém, explains what warning signs, when you should start regular tests of early detection and why colonoscopy continues to play a central role in prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
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Colorectal cancer is the second most common type of cancer in Portugal. But it is also a disease that, in many cases, can be prevented or detected at an early stage. Artur Gião Antunes, gastroenterologist at Hospital CUF Santarém, explains what warning signs, when you should start regular tests of early detection and why colonoscopy continues to play a central role in prevention, diagnosis and treatment.