Testing is underway for vaccines that aim to prevent colon cancer. A doctor from Houston is participating in the testing, hoping to protect herself and her children from the disease. This doctor has a personal connection to colon cancer, having lost a family member to the disease at a young age.

She also has a faulty gene that puts her at high risk for colorectal cancer. Further details about the vaccine testing are available from KSTP 5 Eyewitness News. The news source reports on the efforts of scientists to create vaccines that can intercept colon cancer before it develops.