Tag: cancer
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Chemoprevention in Skin Cancer Medicine
Chemoprevention can be defined as the use of natural or pharmacologic agents to prevent or reverse skin cancer genesis. These medications target pathways brought upon by UV-radiation induced tumorigenesis and intervene in the period following damaging UVR exposure and before the development of skin cancers. Molecular targets include inflammatory cytokines, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), prostanoids, melanocortin one…
Dr Kwan Zhenli - Dermatology 