Prepare Patients for Actinic Keratosis Treatment

You'll see more clarity about how to treat actinic keratosis.

These rough, scaly skin lesions due to chronic sun exposure can progress to squamous cell carcinoma...and often recur after treatment.

Now a new trial suggests that 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) 5% cream (Efudex) is more effective and requires less re-treatment than imiquimod 5% cream (Aldara P), ingenol mebutate gel (Picato), or phototherapy.

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