title: Minimizing surgery in skin cancer treatment. A new test looks for cancer in the lymph nodes during melanoma surgery, while a topical cream helps people with another form of skin cancer avoid the knife.
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000634:Aminoquinolines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000912:Antibodies, Neoplasm; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D000077271:Imiquimod; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D008545:Melanoma / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000634:Aminoquinolines; D000912:Antibodies, Neoplasm; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D000077271:Imiquimod