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What medications treat nonmelanoma skin cancer?
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Many: Efudex, carac, aldara, (imiquimod) pignoto gel, pdt therapy.
Answered 3/12/2020
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Not many: Sometimes topical medications are used for very superficial skin cancers, but these will only be recommend by your dermatologist. Generally skin cancers are treated with excision.
Answered 6/22/2012
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