Beyond the slip and slop for keratinocyte skin cancer
Source: Medical Republic, August 2024
For patients with a high burden of non-melanoma cancers, there is more to prevention than just sun avoidance and regular checks and excisions.
An article in the latest issue of Australian Journal of General Practice, which focuses on skin cancer, outlines two chemoprophylaxis options exist: one sold over the counter, the other usually requiring a dermatologist prescription.
Vitamin B3, aka nicotinamide or niacinamide, is sold in pharmacies and can be used as an adjunct therapy in an oral dose of 500mg twice daily.