Can Tretinoin help treat skin cancer?
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Last updated: Oct 01, 2010
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Can Tretinoin help treat skin cancer?
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Tretinoin is commonly used to treat acne and warts, but is being investigated as a treatment for skin cancer as well as breast cancer. Tretinoin causes abnormal blood cells to transform into normal blood cells. A study done on clinical trial patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia has shown that 72%-94% of the patients went into complete remission while using Tretinion.
