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Scientists are pioneering a revolutionary vaccine to prevent hereditary cancers tied to Lynch syndrome, a genetic condition that drastically raises risks for colorectal and uterine cancer at young ages. Designed to train the immune system to spot and destroy precancerous cells before they become tumors, early trials—including those led by doctors like Stacy Norton who’ve lost family to this disease—show promising results. With multiple vaccines in development and clinical trials underway in the U.S. and Britain, researchers aim to expand testing and explore mRNA-based approaches. For families like Norton’s, carrying the gene, this could mean fewer screenings and a future free from the shadow of aggressive, early-onset cancer.

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