Therapeutic benefits of cannabinoids in the treatment of chronic pain in cancer patients            /               Benefícios terapêuticos dos canabinoides no Tratamento da dor crônica em pacientes com câncer

Roni Robson da Silva; Leandro Andrade da Silva; Andréa Ferreira Leite  Inácio; Eliseu da Costa  Campos; Diego Ferreira da  Silva; Tatiana  Silva

doi:10.9789/2175-5361.rpcfo.v14.11627

Authors

Roni Robson da Silva Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo-EE/USP https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6010-6438
Leandro Andrade da Silva Universidade Veiga de Almeida https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3213-5527
Andréa Ferreira Leite Inácio Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo-EERP/USP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7132-4892
Eliseu da Costa Campos Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo-EERP/USP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1670-9626
Diego Ferreira da Silva Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo-EE/USP https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8275-7178
Tatiana Silva Hospital de Clínicas da UFTM https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6965-2208

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.rpcfo.v14.11627

Keywords:

Cannabis, Cannabis sativa, Medical Marijuana, Chronic pain, Câncer pain

Abstract

Objective: to present the state of the art of publications expressed in the world scientific literature on the subject, as well as to identify the therapeutic benefits of medicinal cannabis in the treatment of pain. Method: this is an integrative literature review, whose data search was performed in virtual libraries. Web of Science, Scopus, Medline, IBECS, Lilacs, Cochrane Library, Emerald Insight and Scielo from August to October 2021. Results: 367 articles were found. Forty-three articles were selected to be read in full and 15 met the criteria of this review. Conclusion: evidence shows that although increasingly prescribed or authorized, medical cannabis or Cannabinoids for chronic pain remain controversial for many physicians.

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Author Biographies

Roni Robson da Silva, Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo-EE/USP

Enfermeiro. Mestrando em Ciências da Saúde pela Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo EE-USP

Leandro Andrade da Silva, Universidade Veiga de Almeida

Enfermeiro. Pós-Doutor pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (PPGEnf/UERJ). Especialista em Saúde Mental e Atenção Psicossocial pela Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sérgio Arouca/ENSP da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ). Professor do Curso de Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Veiga de Almeida (UVA).

Andréa Ferreira Leite Inácio , Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo-EERP/USP

Enfermeira. Especialista em Urgência e Emergência, Comissão de Controle de Infecção Hospitalar CCIH

Eliseu da Costa Campos , Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo-EERP/USP

Enfermeiro Oncologista. Doutorando pela Universidade de São Paulo Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto (EERP-USP).

Diego Ferreira da Silva , Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo-EE/USP

Enfermeiro Assistencial na UTI Adulto do Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP. Mestrando Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo-EE/USP no programa PROESA. Especialista modalidade Residência Multiprofissional em Neurologia e Neurocirurgia pela Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP.

Tatiana Silva, Hospital de Clínicas da UFTM

Enfermeira. Pós-graduada em Saúde Pública e Vigilância Sanitária, especialista em Segurança do Paciente e Gestão de riscos Assistenciais. Enfermeira Adjunta Unidade de Onco-Hematologia.

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