UW-Madison Carbone Cancer Center Looking at New Ways to Prevent Colon Cancer

Friday, June 18th, 2021 -- 10:01 AM

(WMTV) The University of Wisconsin-Madison Carbone Cancer Center is looking at new ways to prevent colon cancer for those living outside city limits.

Colorectal cancer is the second-most deadly form of cancer, but when caught early, it’s easy to prevent. Thanks to a $1.2 million grant from the American Cancer Society, researchers at the cancer center are looking at the success rate of colon cancer screenings in rural clinics. They’ll do this by looking at more than 200 rural clinics in the upper Midwest as they figure out how to bridge the screening gap.

By identifying which rural areas are screening 80% of their patients, and which ones are missing the mark. As of 2021, the US Preventative Services Task Force now recommends adults start screening sooner for colorectal cancer at 45-years-old, rather than age 50.

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