Testing Is Underway on Vaccines to Intercept Brewing Colon Cancer Before It Takes Root

Doctor who lost mother and sister to cancer tests experimental Lynch syndrome vaccine

Three experimental vaccines are being developed for people with Lynch syndrome, an inherited condition that sharply raises cancer risk; early results show immune responses and fewer precancerous lesions, but experts stress it is too soon to know whether the shots actually prevent cancer

Testing is underway on vaccines to intercept brewing colon cancer before it takes root

Scientists are creating a new kind of vaccine that teaches the immune system to intercept a type of brewing colon cancer before it turns into a full-fledged tumor. Lynch syndrome is an inherited condition that puts people at very high…