Blog Entries - April 2008 http://www.gyncancerdoctor.com/womenscancer Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:51:48 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.gyncancerdoctor.com/womenscancer/myblog/imiquimod-effective-for-vulvar-dysplasia.html A common treatment for vulvar pre-malignant conditions is surgery, which can be disfiguring and painful. Alternatives to surgery have long been sought but none have been effective and easy to use. Investigators at several Netherlands institutions, reporting in this week's New England Journal of Medicine, looked at the effectiveness of imiquimod 5% cream, a topical immune-response modulator, for the treatment of this condition. <br/><p><br/>Fifty-two patients with grade 2 or 3 vulvar intraepithelial [...] svasilev@gyndoctor.com Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:00:00 +0100 vulvar dysplasia dysplasia