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Carac

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-001405

A drug that contains the active ingredient fluorouracil and is used as a cream to treat actinic keratosis (a skin condition that may become cancer). Carac stops cells from making DNA and may kill cancer cells. It is a type of antimetabolite.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-001405
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001405",
  "term": "Carac",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A drug that contains the active ingredient fluorouracil and is used as a cream to treat actinic keratosis (a skin condition that may become cancer). Carac stops cells from making DNA and may kill cancer cells. It is a type of antimetabolite.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/carac/"
}

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