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Health Encyclopedia: Melanoma And Other Skin Cancers Treatment For Other Skin Cancers

Treatment for Other Skin Cancers

Although any diagnosis of cancer is frightening, very few people die of nonmelanoma skin cancers. They are generally slow-growing and very curable. A number of options are available for treating these skin problems, including surgery, cryosurgery, phototherapy, radiation, and topical 5-fluorouracil. Few comparison studies have been performed to see which procedures are most effective for these skin problems.

Surgery

For any skin cancer and for some keratoses that re...

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Expert & Community Posts

Topical Medications for Actinic Keratoses

By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert

...One cream is imiquimod, and goes by the trade name Aldara. It was originally approved to treat... Read more »

Efudex, Aldara and Other Skin Cancer Topical Chemo Creams

By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert

...names efudex and carac) and imiquimod (trade name aldara). First, let's talk about these... Read more »

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Health Guide

Genital Warts and HPV

...These include: Home treatments: · Condylox -- a liquid medicine · Aldara -- a cream medicine Office treatments: · cryotherapy (freezing) ... Read more »

Psoriasis: Topical Medications

...for severe side effects.Triamcinolone acetonide (Aureocort, Tri-Adcortyl, Kenalog). Available as a topical cream or as an injectable agent to treat nail psoriasis.High potencyBetamethasone... Read more »

Herpes Simplex: Treatment for Oral Herpes

...in topical form (see below), as is penciclovir (a related drug).Topical TreatmentsThese ointments or creams help shorten healing time and duration of symptoms. However, none are truly effective in... Read more »

Skin Wrinkles and Blemishes: Highlights

...Long-term follow-up studies are not available yet for this new method.Drug ResearchDimeracin, a new cream under investigation in clinical studies, can repair sun-related DNA damage in skin cells.... Read more »

Wrinkle Treatment

...approach may be needed. This section details the risks and benefits of several products.Antioxidant Creams, Lotions, and OintmentsAntioxidants are substances that hunt oxygen-free radicals, the... Read more »

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