Beyond the Knife: Practical Nonsurgical Options for Skin Cancer
In Episode 64 of Derms and Conditions, our host, Dr James Q. Del Rosso sits down with Dr
Shane Chapman, Chair of the Department of Dermatology at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical
Center, to discuss nonsurgical approaches to treating nonmelanoma skin cancer.
Dr. Chapman begins by discussing topical treatment options for nonmelanoma skin cancer for
patients who are not candidates for surgery. He comments on the use of intralesional
chemotherapy for keratoacanthomas or squamous cell carcinomas in poorly healing areas or
when multiple lesions are present, compares the benefits of 5-fluorouracil and…
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