Levulan Kerastick
| Levulan Kerastick | |
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| Term | Levulan Kerastick |
| Short definition | Levulan Kerastick (LEH-vyoo-lan KAYR-uh-stik) A medicine that contains the active substance aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride and is used together with photodynamic therapy to treat actinic keratosis (a skin disease that leads to cancer can be) is applied. When Levulan Kerastick is taken up by abnormal cells, including cancer cells, and then exposed to certain types of light, it becomes active and kills the cells. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Levulan Kerastick - (pronounced) (LEH-vyoo-lan KAYR-uh-stik) A medicine that contains the active substance aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride and is used together with photodynamic therapy to treat actinic keratosis (a skin disease that leads to cancer can be) is applied. When Levulan Kerastick is taken up by abnormal cells, including cancer cells, and then exposed to certain types of light, it becomes active and kills the cells. Levulan Kerastick is a type of photosensitizer
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