Bowlers across Madison lined up to strike out colon cancer at the annual Bowlin For Colons fundraiser. Colon cancer is the second highest cause of cancer deaths in the state.
Assistant Professor of Medicine at the U.W, Dan Mulaerin says the high participation shows a shift against the stigma of talking about colon cancer. “I think it’s a topic that people can talk about now, where five or ten years ago it was much harder to talk about, so awareness is much higher and rates of screening are improving,” says Mulaerin.
Money raised through the event goes to fund colon cancer research at the University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center in Madison.