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Carac on the chest
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I am very new to this - 5 days in treatment for AKs on my entire chest. My doctor has me treating from neck to between my breasts and shoulder to shoulder. ...
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Test Message
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206/09/08 Message Rating
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Efudex- 1 day post 28 treatmen...
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Since my husband is tired of hearing me complain, I thought I would write this in the off chance someone else wants to share in the misery. I am developing more...
005/20/08 Message Rating
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Efudex on Hands - Gloves ?
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I am supposed to use it 2xs a day for 3 weeks on my hands - can I cover it with gloves or will it get t oo sore and irritated ?  I was planning on buying s...
205/18/08 Message Rating
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carcinoma in ear
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Hello, My 58 year old mother had developed this bump-like ,crusty cyst into her ear. Some kind of a liquid was also running from it and smells bad. We have no...
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Efudex
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I am on day 8 of Efudex, face, and ears. I thought maybe I didn't really get Efudex because until today I had only 1 spot above my lips. Mind you, I've ...
505/13/08 Message Rating
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using desonide cream with efud...
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I am into day 14 of efudex treatment and am having pain in some of the worst treated areas. My doc prescribed Desonide cream and I want to know if I can us...
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Efudix for Solar Keratosis
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Hi,I've read several other e-mails about Efudix treatment for Solar Keratosis. I've been using Efudix for 3 weeks on my forehead and to-date I have a fe...
005/03/08 Message Rating
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need info
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HiI am new to this board I wanted some information on the protocol for a biopsy for skin cancer. Last Thurs I went to my dermatologist because I had found ...
504/22/08 Message Rating
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Healing After Carac
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I've read a lot of messages here and appreciate folks sharing their stories. I'm a 44 yr old male. I'm now 4 days past 19 days of treatment on my fa...
104/22/08 Message Rating
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Efudex
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My partner already has an ovarian sarcoma and then a mole on her legchanged & was biopsied and was a kerocanthomous squamous ca. andshe said efudex will get...
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carac cream treatment
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hey, im on my 14th day of a 28 day regimen with carac cream.  i happened on this site in my despair while researching this treatment.  my doc didnt pr...
204/13/08 Message Rating
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Efudex
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Regardless of the location where Efudex is put on the body, is it suppose to target only bad cells, premalignant or malignant, and leave other healthy skin alon...
604/09/08 Message Rating
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Efudex
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Regardless of the location where Efudex is put on the body, is it suppose to target only bad cells, premalignant or malignant, and leave other healthy skin alon...
004/09/08 Message Rating
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Actinic Chelilitis
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I am on day 7 of Efudex to lips with achinic chelilitis.  So far, nothing has happened.  I thought the lips would be really sensitive to this medicati...
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other options for diagnosing/t...
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Hello, I saw the dermatologist np yesterday as I was concerned about a spot on my nose and eyebrow.  She said that it looked AK and prescribed Efudex and e...
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Anyone else treating legs with...
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I'm on my 2nd try (did it last Spring for two weeks) of applying efudex to pinpoint size red spots on my legs. I just finished my six weeks of twice a day a...
004/03/08 Message Rating
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merkel cell cancer
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anyone out there have merkle cell cancer? it is a cancer in the lowest layer of skin where the hair folical lives. those cells are merkle cells, anyone?
704/01/08 Message Rating
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healing after efudex treatment
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I'm on my second round of efudex treatment on some suspicious spots on my lower legs. They just seem to turn red without doing much else. I've finished ...
203/31/08 Message Rating
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efudex
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My doctor prescribed efudex for a small lesion of my face that was hard to see. I used it on my whole face, and I was really surprised to see my whole face brea...
203/30/08 Message Rating
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How long before face stops bei...
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I used Carac for 14 days, once a day, as prescribed by me dermatologist. About 4 days after my last treatment my face started to peel. This lasted for 5 days. A...
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efudex
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My husband and I are using efudex.  Our doctor told us that we can now use sunscreen, when we couldn't when we used it 10 yrs ago.  A friend just ...
203/24/08 Message Rating
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Carac
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I am on day 7 of carac and so far look just very sunburnt and have some pain.   I am a master swimmer and don't want to give this up. I have been ...
103/23/08 Message Rating
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Efudex - day 17
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Hi everyone. I've been reading the posts about Efudex. I was prescribed Efudex (called Efudix) in Australia where I am from, and my dermatologist said to us...
303/13/08 Message Rating
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carac
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Has anyone else bin told to use carac only 3 days a week 1x per day for 1 month.This is what i was told to do and this is my 4th time in 1 year 3 months i am fa...
103/10/08 Message Rating
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