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4. Ameluz Light Therapy for a Common Skin Cancer

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1. FDA Approval

   "Approved: Sept. 14\n\nAmeluz gel with red-light photodynamic therapy is now approved for superficial basal cell carcinoma, the first light-based treatment the FDA has approved for a skin cancer. In i

2. Nonsurgical Option

   "What it means for you: For a thin, surface-level basal cell carcinoma, this offers a nonsurgical option done in a dermatologist's office. Ask whether your lesion is the superficial type and how it wo