Researchers at U-Mass Amherst are announcing the development of a cancer prevention vaccine.
The university says the vaccine has been proven to prevent melanoma, pancreatic, and triple-negative breast cancer in mice, with almost all of them being tumor-free for the entire study despite being exposed to cancerous cells.
Scientists say the vaccine teaches the immune system to recognize and attack cancer molecules, much like the flu shot.
They believe the vaccine could bring a boost to the fight against cancer.
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