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• (...THAYR-uh-pee) A type of photodynamic therapy used to treat skin conditions such as psoriasis, vitiligo, and skin nodules of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. The patient receives psoralen (a drug that becomes active when it is exposed to light) by mouth or applied to the skin, followed by ultraviolet A radiation. PUVA therapy may increase the risk of getting skin cancer. Also called psoralen and ultraviolet A therapy .

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  PUVA therapy. (n.d.). Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Retrieved February 8, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/puva-therapy.

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  PUVA therapy. www.cancer.gov. Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/puva-therapy (accessed: February 8, 2023).

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  "PUVA therapy." Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. 8 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/puva-therapy.

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