Relatório de Estágio Supervisionado Obrigatório (ESO), efeitos da Cannabis sativa na qualidade de vida do paciente oncológico: relato de caso

Abstract

The Mandatory Supervised Internship is part of the program of the Veterinary Medicine course at the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco and is held in the 11th semester, the last graduation period. At ESO, undergraduates have the opportunity to experience the practice in the area of their choice, adding new knowledge and getting closer to the professional reality of the working veterinarian. This study aimed to describe the activities developed during the 420 hours of ESO workload that was carried out from 08/30/2021 to 11/16/2021 under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Valdemiro Amaro da Silva Junior. The internship was carried out in the area of clinical medicine applied to the use of medicinal Cannabis at the Centro Veterinário Cãopagnone (CVC) located in the city of Bertioga, state of São Paulo, and was supervised by the veterinary doctor and clinical director, Caroline Campagnone. During the internship, it was possible to witness the search for tutors to improve the quality of life of their animals and alternative treatments for various pathologies. Cannabis sativa, in most cases, is an option with satisfactory results and can be associated with different therapies. Twenty-five new patients, among dogs and cats, where most included the Full Spectrum oil of Cannabis sativa in their treatment, being followed up to monitor the case. Among these patients, cancer patients had a good response in terms of mood, appetite, analgesia and delay in the worsening of metastatic conditions, sometimes changing the established prognosis. For this reason, we chose to report the case of a canine patient with transitional cell carcinoma in the bladder with liver metastasis and abdominal implantation whose treatment includes the use of Full Spectrum oil of Cannabis sativa. The writing of this report made it possible to describe the activities carried out during the internship, as well as to expand knowledge about the use of medicinal Cannabis and disseminate information based on scientific studies and clinical practice.