That's why it's so important to catch these early on and fully remove them if you can. An actinic keratosis, or pre cancer like we usually say, is an area of sun damage to the top layer of the skin.

With actinic keratosis (AK) diagnoses on the rise ... reached the market in early 2021, joining a short list of therapies in the US that are available for AK, which is a major public health ...

Actinic keratoses are common in older individuals and topical immunotherapy is an important treatment when multiple lesions are present. To assess the efficacy of 5-fluorouracil in treating ...

[17] Histologic Features. Actinic keratosis is characterized by elastotic degeneration of the dermis, hyperkeratosis and elongation of the rete pegs of the skin. Treatment & Prognosis. Surgical ...