title: Advances in the treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancer.
abstract: Nonsurgical and nonradiation therapy for nonmelanoma skin cancer is focusing on immunotherapy, recombinant human gene products, localized delivery of radiant energy, photodynamic therapy, and retinoids. Although they are not currently practical for widespread application to nonmelanoma skin cancer, there is good reason to hope for significant therapeutic advances in these areas, which will make successful nonsurgical therapy widely available.
authors.affiliation: Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D016219:Immunotherapy, Adoptive; D007372:Interferons / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012176:Retinoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012176:Retinoids; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D007372:Interferons