Have you heard of Cancer Prevention Vaccine? 💉🤔🧐

A new cancer prevention vaccine could be on the horizon, and Dr. Eduardo Vilar-Sanchez is leading the team developing it. The vaccine is for people with Lynch syndrome—a hereditary condition that greatly increases someone’s risk of colorectal and other cancers and often affects multiple family members. The vaccine works by training the immune system to attack cells that contain specific cancer-associated proteins. Dr. Vilar-Sanchez, who has cared for patients with Lynch syndrome his entire career, has been frustrated by the few cancer prevention options available to families. His patients’ stories motivate him and he’s excited for this vaccine’s potential to truly help an entire family. Soon, the vaccine will be tested in clinical trials, but Dr. Vilar-Sanchez is hopeful, not just for his patients, but for the potential of his work to lead to vaccines for other cancer syndromes. https://go.usa.gov/xMwqh #NothingWillStopUs 📸 : MD Anderson Cancer Center Ref: National Cancer Institute FB Page