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Fluorouracil (5-FU) for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
Why It Is Used
5-FU cream or solution is used to treat actinic keratosis and Reference basal cell carcinomas Opens New Window that are superficial (only in the top layer of skin). It can also be used to treat some Reference squamous cell carcinomas Opens New Window in the eye.Reference 1
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: October 2, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Reference Amy McMichael, MD - Dermatology |
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