Author(s)

Tania Robyn Chase

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Skin cancer incidence is increasing at alarming rates and is considered by some as an epidemic. Its incidence is higher than all other cancers combined. The developments of new treatments have not parallelled the increased incidences of this disease. A variety of treatments are available with differing outcomes. More recently a novel topical treatment, consisting of the antineoplastic compounds solasodine rhamnosyl glycosides, solamargine and solasonine, which are derived from plant material, has been described that claims to have many advantages over the currently used skin cancer therapies. This review investigates such claims.

Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers, Solasodine Rhamnosyl Glycosides, Curaderm, Solamargine, Solasonine

T. Chase, "Curaderm^BEC5 for Skin Cancers, Is It? An Overview," Journal of Cancer Therapy, Vol. 2 No. 5, 2011, pp. 728-745. doi: 10.4236/jct.2011.25099.