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Skin Cancer (Non-Melanoma) Learning Center
Prescribed Medications
| 1. | cisplatin(Platinol , others...) | ||
| 2. | DOXOrubicin(Adriamycin , Adriamycin RDF) | ||
| 3. | fluorouracil(Adrucil ) | ||
| 4. | imiquimod topical(Aldara ) | ||
| 5. | interferon alfa-2a(Roferon-A ) | ||
| 6. | mitomycin(Mutamycin ) | ||
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IMIQUIMOD (i mi KWI mod) cream is used to treat external genital or anal warts. It is also used to treat other skin conditions such as actinic keratosis and certain types of skin cancer.
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Immune response modifier; imidazoquinoline amine.
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INTERFERON ALFA-2a (in ter FEER on AL fa 2 a) (Roferon-A) helps the immune system fight viral infections such as chronic hepatitis C, and certain cancers like Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myelogenous leukemia, and hairy cell leukemia.
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MITOMYCIN (mye toe MYE sin) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine is used to treat cancer of the stomach and pancreas.
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Antineoplastic agent; an antibiotic produced by Streptomyces caespitosus .
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Mitomycin-C is also known as mitomycin and MMC. It is a medicine that kills cancer cells.
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CISPLATIN (SIS pla tin) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets fast dividing cells, like cancer cells, and causes these cells to die. This medicine is used to treat many types of cancer like bladder, ovarian, and testicular cancers.
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Antineoplastic agent; platinum-containing compound.
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Cisplatin, also known by the brand name Platinol-AQ, Cis-platinum, CDDP, or DDP, is a chemotherapy medicine used to treat certain types of cancer by destroying cancerous cells.
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This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antineoplastic agent; anthracycline glycoside antibiotic.
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Doxorubicin, which kills cancer cells, is among the most widely used chemotherapy drugs. It is also known by its trade name, Adriamycin.
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FLUOROURACIL, 5-FU (flure oh YOOR a sil) is a chemotherapy drug. It slows the growth of cancer cells. This medicine is used to treat many types of cancer like breast cancer, colon or rectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, and stomach cancer.
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Pyrimidine antagonist; antimetabolite; antineoplastic agent.
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Pyrimidine antagonist; antimetabolite; antineoplastic agent.
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Fluorouracil is a medication that kills cancer cells. It is also known as 5-FU or 5-fluourouracil, and as the brand name Adrucil.
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