Imiquimod 3.75% cream (Zyclara®) – Imiquimod works by boosting your immune system to kill the virus. Apply once daily for up to 8 weeks. This medication may weaken condoms, and you should avoid sexual activity while the cream is on your skin. Do not use imiquimod during pregnancy. Imiq...
Creams.For some types of skin cancer, you use a cream or gel containing chemotherapy drugs. Pills.You can swallow a pill, capsule, or liquid. Intra-arterial.The drugs go directly into the artery that is feeding the cancer, through a needle, or soft, thin tube (catheter). The drugs can...
5% 5-FU Cream Recalcitrant warts can also be treated with a topical 5% 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) cream. Your provider will write you a prescription for this medication. The cream is typically put on twice a day. Your provider will tell you how long you need to use it. The treatment can ...
On a friend’s suggestion I asked my dermatologist about a cream that skin cancer patients, or maybe especially those with pre-cancer or early stage skin cancer conditions like I had on my forehead and face, and he wrote me a prescrip for something called Fluorouracil. It worked great. I ...
Long-term Efficacy of Topical Fluorouracil Cream, 5%, for Treating Actinic Keratosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Dermatol. 2015, 151, 952–960. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] Steeb, T.; Wessely, A.; Harlass, M.; Heppt, F.; Koch, E.A.T.; Leiter, U.; Garbe, C.; Schoffski...