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  • Hydroxyurea

    Drug
    02/09/08, Healthwise

    Hydroxyurea can lower the blood cells that help your body fight infections. This can make it easier for you to bleed from an injury or get sick from being around others who are ill. To be sure your blood cells do not get too low, your blood will need

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  • Radiation therapy with monoclonal antibodies

    Article
    04/22/08, Healthwise

    Ibritumomab and tositumomab deliver radiation directly to lymphoma cells using monoclonal antibodies. Monoclonal antibodies are substances produced in a lab that bind to cancer cells wherever they are in the body. Radiation is attached to

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  • Dacarbazine

    Drug
    02/13/04, Healthwise

    Dacarbazine should only be administered under the supervision of a qualified healthcare provider experienced in the use of cancer chemotherapeutic agents.

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  • Aldesleukin

    Drug
    07/13/05, Healthwise

    Aldesleukin should only be administered under the supervision of a qualified healthcare provider experienced in the use of cancer chemotherapeutic agents.

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  • Psoralen and UVA light therapy (PUVA) for psoriasis

    Article
    12/10/07, Healthwise

    Psoralens increase the skin's sensitivity to UV light, including sunlight. They are used to improve the effectiveness of UV light therapy for psoriasis.

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  • Skin Cancer, Nonmelanoma - Medications

    Article
    10/14/08, Healthwise

    Medicines are rarely used to treat nonmelanoma skin cancer. Surgery is the most common treatment.

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  • Adapalene topical

    Drug
    02/12/08, Healthwise

    Do not use skin products that contain alpha hydroxy or glycolic acid while you are also using adapalene topical.

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  • Skin Cancer, Melanoma - Medications

    Article
    12/05/08, Healthwise

    Interferon given before or after surgery (adjuvant therapy) is standard treatment for melanoma that has spread to the lymph nodes. The use of interferon may increase the survival rate of some people with stage IIB and stage III melano

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  • Fluorouracil (5-FU) for nonmelanoma skin cancer

    Article
    10/14/08, Healthwise

    Fluorouracil (5-FU) is an anticancer medication that works by slowing or stopping cell growth. The medication interferes with the ability of abnormal cells to grow on the skin's top layer.

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