Efudex
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Efudex | |
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Term | Efudex |
Short definition | Efudex (EH-fyoo-dex) A medicine containing the active substance fluorouracil, used as a cream to treat actinic keratosis (a skin condition that can become cancer) and basal cell skin cancer , which is non-invasive and cannot be treated with other therapies. Efudex stops cells from making DNA and can kill cancer cells. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
Efudex - (pronounced) (EH-fyoo-dex) A medicine containing the active substance fluorouracil, used as a cream to treat actinic keratosis (a skin condition that can become cancer) and basal cell skin cancer , which is non-invasive and cannot be treated with other therapies. Efudex stops cells from making DNA and can kill cancer cells. It's a type of antimetabolite
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