Oral Retinoids Reduce Risk for PUVA-Associated SCC

Abstract

Patients with psoriasis often receive long-term oral psoralen plus UVA therapy (PUVA), but such therapy increases the risk for skin cancer. To assess whether oral retinoids reduce such risk, these authors studied the development of skin cancers in 135 patients, each of whom underwent PUVA therapy while taking and while not taking retinoids. Use …