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Skin Cancer

Skin cancer arises due to the development of abnormal skin cells, which occurs because of mutations in the DNA. It is the most common form of cancer in the United States and is usually caused by exposure of the skin to the sun or other sources of ultraviolet radiation (such as tanning beds).

There are three main varieties of skin cancer: basal-cell cancer, squamous-cell skin cancer, and melanoma. It typically first appears in areas of sun-exposed skin, such as the scalp, face, lips, ears, neck chest and hands, but it may appear anywhere on the body.

Symptoms depend on the form of skin cancer, but common signs of the condition include irregular moles, bumps on the skin with visible blood vessels, scaly skin, and lesions on the skin. Among the factors that may increase the likelihood of skin cancer are a history of sunburns, fair skin, moles, family history of skin cancer, a weakened immune system, exposure to radiation, and exposure to certain toxic chemicals or substances.

Treatment of skin cancer may involve surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and medication. Drug classes commonly used to treat the conditions include pyrimidine analogs, other antimetabolites antineoplastic agents, topical antivirals, other specific antirheumatics, other antineoplastic agents, taxanes, antineoplastic monoclonal antibodies, and other topical antineoplastics.

Drugs Used To Treat Skin Cancer:

Trexall
Other Specific Antirheumatics
Commonly used to treat Lung Cancer, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Arthritis, Leukemia, Psoriasis, acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL).

Methotrexate
Other Specific Antirheumatics
Commonly used to treat polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Taxotere
Taxanes
Commonly used to treat Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, head and neck cancer, gastric cancer, skin cancer, Stomach Cancer.

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Lab Test Categories Related to Skin Cancer:

Cancer Screening

CBC with differential and platelet count Blood Test

Prostate-specific Antigen (PSA) Blood Test

Male Cancer Screening Blood Test

Drugs and Drug Therapy Monitoring

Protime and International Normalized Ratio (PT/INR) / Anti Coagulation Therapy Blood Test

Nicotine and Metabolite Blood Test

Partial Thromboplastin Time, Activated aPTT Blood Test

Telemedicine

General Doctor Consult

Drugs related to Skin Cancer:

Trexall
Other Specific Antirheumatics
Commonly used to treat Lung Cancer, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Arthritis, Leukemia, Psoriasis, acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL).

Methotrexate
Other Specific Antirheumatics
Commonly used to treat polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Taxotere
Taxanes
Commonly used to treat Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, head and neck cancer, gastric cancer, skin cancer, Stomach Cancer.

Hydrea
Other Antimetabolites Antineoplastic Agents
Commonly used to treat Leukemia, Ovarian Cancer, head and neck cancer, chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), skin cancer, Thrombocythemia.

Aldara
Topical Antivirals
Commonly used to treat Actinic Keratosis, basal cell carcinoma, Anal Warts, Genital Herpes (herpes genitalis), human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, skin cancer.

Efudex
Pyrimidine Analogs
Commonly used to treat Breast Cancer, Actinic Keratosis, basal cell carcinoma, colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, skin cancer.

Erbitux
Antineoplastic Monoclonal Antibodies
Commonly used to treat Colon Cancer, head and neck cancer, colorectal cancer, skin cancer.

Fluorouracil
Pyrimidine Analogs
Commonly used to treat Breast Cancer, Actinic Keratosis, Colon Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, basal cell carcinoma, colorectal cancer.

Valchlor
Other Topical Antineoplastics
Commonly used to treat Lung Cancer, Hodgkin's Disease, peritoneal effusion, pericardial effusion, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).

Hydroxyurea
Other Antimetabolites Antineoplastic Agents
Commonly used to treat Ovarian Cancer, head and neck cancer, chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), skin cancer, Sickle Cell Anemia.

Docetaxel
Taxanes
Commonly used to treat Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, head and neck cancer, gastric cancer, skin cancer, Stomach Cancer.

Imiquimod
Other Topical Products Used In Viral Infections
Commonly used to treat Actinic Keratosis, basal cell carcinoma, Anal Warts, skin cancer.

Erivedge
Other Antineoplastic Agents
Commonly used to treat basal cell carcinoma, skin cancer.

Odomzo
Other Antineoplastic Agents
Commonly used to treat basal cell carcinoma, skin cancer.

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