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Vaccine Stops Colon Cancer's Spread in Mice

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By Steven Reinberg
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- A new vaccine to treat and prevent metastatic colon cancer appears to work in mice, researchers report.

The vaccine has one unique property: It acts on the immune system in the intestines, a separate immune system from the one that protects the body generally.