Skin cancer
Causes and symptoms of malignant melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer Skin cancer is one of the most common cancers in the UK, with the number of cases increasing every year. Find out how to prevent the disease in the first place and the signs ... [... more]
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Skin cancer (non-melanoma) - Overview - Introduction
National Health Service (NHS); Skin cancer;Cancer;Skin and nail;Moles;Malignant melanoma Information on Cancer of the skin from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful ... [... more]
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Efudix
Fluorouracil, applied as a cream, is used in the management of skin cancer and skin conditions which can develop into cancer (pre-malignant skin lesions). Fluorouracil cream does not damage normal healthy skin. However application of fluorouracil ... [... more]
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Protecting children from the sun
Too much sun is particularly harmful to very young children, who should be kept out of direct sunlight. Protecting children from the sun not only prevents painful sunburn, it also significantly reduces the risk of developing skin cancer later in ... [... more]
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Roferon-A
Roferon-A injection contains the active ingredient interferon alfa-2b, which is a type of medicine called an immunomodulator. A form of skin cancer called Kaposi's sarcoma, in people with AIDS whose CD4 count is greater than 250/mm3 Cancer of the ... [... more]
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Lomustine
Lomustine is one of a group of anti-cancer medicines known as 'nitrosoureas'. Lomustine is used in the treatment of a wide range of cancers including cancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma), brain cancer, lung cancer and skin cancer (melanoma). It ... [... more]
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Aldara (imiquimod)
Aldara cream contains the active ingredient imiquimod, which is a type of medicine called an immunomodulator. It is used to treat three different skin conditions: genital warts, small superficial skin cancers and actinic keratoses. Imiquimod acts ... [... more]
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Skin cancer - basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma
Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers and is on the increase, probably because of our increasing tendency to expose the skin to sunlight and ultraviolet lights used in tanning. People of all ages can get skin cancer, but it is rare in ... [... more]
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Skin cancer (Malignant melanoma)
There are two main types of skin cancer; malignant melanoma (cancer in moles), and the non-melanoma group (basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma). Each year approximately 1 in every 10,000 people in the UK will develop a new case of malignant ... [... more]
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Types of skin cancer
The causes and symptoms of skin cancer, plus common treatments. Each year about 60,000 new cases of all types of skin cancer are diagnosed in the UK and more than 1,500 people die from malignant melanoma alone. Most types are fully curable - and ... [... more]
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Skin cancer (malignant melanoma) - Overview - Introduction1
National Health Service (NHS); Moles;Malignant melanoma;Skin and nail;Eye;Skin cancer Information on Malignant melanoma from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful resources A ... [... more]
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