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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 moreChevron
posted 05/31/2011, comments (0)|
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Melanoma Drug Approved by the FDA

Last summer we reported how a drug called ipilimumab  gave skin cancer researchers hope that there was something doctors could do for patients suffering from advanced melanoma. The original study, published in the August 2010 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, showed that advanced melanoma patients who received ipilimumab and a... Read moreChevron
posted 03/28/2011, 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 moreChevron
posted 02/28/2011, comments (0)|
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Top Skin Cancer Posts for 2010

If you are a member of SkinCancerConnection chances are that you or a loved one have been diagnosed with some type of skin cancer. Receiving a diagnosis of skin cancer can be frightening especially if you are unsure what to expect as far as prognosis or treatment. We are here to help. We have a ton of resources and information to share with you... Read moreChevron
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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 moreChevron
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