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Is Efudex ( Taken For Skin Cancer ) Out-lawed?
My friend had skin taken from her temple transplanted today to her nose because of skin cancer there. My question is: why hasn t her doctor prescribed EFUDEX for her ? I used it myself several years ago, and it worked magic, cleared up the skin cancer in a week. Is EFUDEX out-lawed ?
Tue, 6 May 2014
Efudex is mainly used for pre-cancerous conditions like actinic keratosis and bowens disease. It can be used for basal cell carcinoma which is not amenable to local conventional therapies but success rate is lower than surgery ..about 93% Vs 100%... So it depends upon the type of cancer of skin your friend had.
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