Chemotherapy is a treatment that uses drugs to destroy cancer cells. Chemotherapy drugs can be given by mouth (orally), on the skin (topically), into a vein (intravenously), or through other routes.
Oral chemotherapy is taken by mouth and topical chemotherapy is rubbed onto the skin. Learn more about oral and topical chemo here.
Topical chemotherapy. Chemotherapy (chemo) uses drugs that kill cancer cells. Topical chemotherapy means that an anti-cancer medicine is put directly on the skin (usually in a cream or ointment) rather than being taken by mouth or given as an IV into a vein.
Types of therapy directed at the skin include: Topical corticosteroids; Topical chemotherapy; Topical immunotherapy; Retinoids (vitamin A
by L Li 2024 Cited by 1This article is part of the Research Topic Drug Resistance in Lung Cancer Chemotherapy and Personalized Chemotherapy
Dermatology - Drugs ; Adapalene (Topical), Topical Retinoid ; Erythromycin, Macrolide Antibiotic ; Isotretinoin, Chemotherapy ; Minocycline, Broad-spectrum
The most common topical chemotherapy is a drug called 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). You'll rub a cream or ointment that contains the chemotherapy drug
Topical chemotherapy: Your physician may prescribe a topical chemotherapy medication called fluorouracil or imiquimod. You apply this cream or ointment directly
Topical Chemotherapy (Efudex 5-fluorouracil) Topical chemotherapy is a form of skin cancer therapy that involves the application of a medicated cream directly
Um... thinking you meant Tropical and not Topical. A topical hottie sounds like she'd under your skin!