Topical cream studied as way to treat skin cancer without the knife

Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 18:35 in Health & Medicine

In a case study of a type of melanoma skin cancer typically found on chronically sun-exposed skin, Saint Louis University researchers found that imiquimod, a topical cream, produced good results for patients when used together with surgery to treat the cancer, potentially helping doctors cut less.

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