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Merely Me

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Carac Cream for Actinic Keratosis

We get a lot of questions here on SkinCancerConnection about the use of chemotherapy creams to treat skin lesions. In this post we are going to call upon the expertise of Doctor Lawrence Green, a practicing dermatologist, to answer a member question about the use of Carac cream for a skin condition called actinic keratosis. Actinic Keratosis is a... Read more Chevron

posted 05/31/2011, comments (0)|

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Side Effects of Using Topical Chemotherapy Creams

A number of our members here on SkinCareConnection ask about the use of topical chemotherapy creams to treat precancerous lesions such as actinic keratoses or superficial skin cancers. These topical chemotherapy creams include Efudex (fluorouracil) Carac (fluorouracil), and Imiquimod cream (which goes by the brand names of Aldara or a... Read more Chevron

posted 02/28/2011, comments (0)|

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A Dermatologist Answers Questions about Topical Chemotherapy Creams

One of the frequent questions we get here on SkinCancerConnection is about the use of topical medications used to treat pre-cancerous growths such as actinic keratoses which can be a precursor to developing squamous cell skin cancer. Three of the most commonly used medications to treat such lesions include Efudex, Aldara and Carac. We have... Read more Chevron

posted 11/23/2010, comment (1)|

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I need advice and feedback on ALDARA

Hello, My fiance has been diagnosed with 5 Malignant Basal Cell Carcinomas and one Melanoma spot. He has been told to use Aldara, but I have read so many negative side affects that the pharm topical drug has. I have read many articles as well that says it is used for pre-cancerous cells. I am confused. What is this drug best... Read more Chevron

posted 12/12/2007, comment (1)|

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Mohs vs Aldara

I have had a lesion on my nose for a few years...first dermatologist did a biopsy and freezed my lesion...biopsy came out ok, but lesion stayed. Then I used efudex for 2 weeks... made my nose look horrible...still the lesion persisted. Dermatologist #2 had me do Levulan IPL & said if it was an AK this would "kill"... Read more Chevron

posted 11/20/2007, comments (2)|

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