Cansema Consequences of using escharotic agents study

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Cansema Consequences of using escharotic agents study

Postby malernee » Fri Nov 14, 2003 2:05 pm

Arch Dermatol. 2002 Dec;138(12):1593-6. Related Articles,>Links

Consequences of using escharotic agents as primary treatment for nonmelanoma
skin cancer.

McDaniel S, Goldman GD.

Division of Dermatology, University of Vermont College of Medicine,
Fletcher-Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT 05401, USA.

BACKGROUND: The use of escharotic or caustic pastes to treat skin cancer is
based on the centuries-old observation that selected minerals and plant
extracts may be used to destroy certain skin lesions. Zinc chloride and Sanguinaria
canadensis (bloodroot) are 2 agents that are used as part of the Mohs
chemosurgery fixed-tissue technique. The use of escharotics without surgery has been
discredited by allopathic medicine but persists and is promoted among
alternative practitioners. Patients may now purchase "herbal supplements" for the
primary self-treatment of skin cancer, and physicians will see patients who elect
this therapy for their skin cancers. OBSERVATIONS: We reviewed the history of
escharotic use for skin disease and performed an Internet search for the
availability and current use of escharotics. Our search located numerous agents for
purchase via the Internet that are advertised as highly successful treatments
for skin cancer. We report 4 cases from our practice in which escharotic agents
were used by patients to treat basal cell carcinomas in lieu of the
recommended conventional treatment. One patient had a complete clinical response, but
had a residual tumor on follow-up biopsy. A second patient successfully
eradicated all tumors, but severe scarring ensued. A third patient disagreed with us
regarding his care and was lost to follow-up. One patient presented with a
nasal basal cell carcinoma that "healed" for several years following treatment
elsewhere with an escharotic agent but recurred deeply and required an extensive
resection. The lesion has since metastasized. CONCLUSIONS: Escharotic agents
are available as herbal supplements and are being used by patients for the
treatment of skin cancer. The efficacy of these agents is unproven and their
content is unregulated. Serious consequences may result from their use.
Conventional medicine has an excellent track record in treating skin cancer. Physicians
should recommend against the use of escharotic agents for skin cancer, and the
Food and Drug Administration should be given the authority to regulate their
production and distribution.

PMID: 12472348 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Here's an interesting site that has some follow alongs on folks who used it
in cats:

http://phsspca.org/catcancer/result-table.htm
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