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Escharotic and other botanical agents for the treatment of skin cancer: a reviewA growing era of alternative medicine is upon us. All who practice medicine have a small population of patients who eschew Western medicine and prefer alternative approaches, including botanical remedies, to treat their medical problems. Many alternative practitioners advertise and sell products on the Internet. Indeed, this trend now includes a growing number of topical treatments for skin cancer, including escharotic agents. Self-treatment of skin cancer requires a substance that will destroy tissue, usually indiscriminately. Escharotic agents are caustic, corrosive substances that produce a thick coagulated crust (an eschar) and subsequently a scar. The following case illustrates one representative situation.
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Treating hot flushes without hormone replacement therapyPhysicians may recommend alternative treatments for hot flashes with the same confidence they have in prescription drugs if they understand the expected results, risks and benefits, and interactions with other medications.