Take a stroll through a colon

By Terry Murry on Monday, March 7th, 2022 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories

UPDATE: Due to shipping issues, the giant colon has been delayed. The display will now be open from Thursday, March 10 through Saturday, March 12. The hours listed below remain the same.

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WALLA WALLA – The Rollin’ Colon is on display now through Saturday in the main building at Providence Southgate Medical Park, 1025 South Second Avenue from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The exhibit is a 20-foot long, 12-feet high walk-through reproduction of the human colon.

The purpose of the display is to further education about the signs and symptoms of colorectal cancer as well as the other diseases of the colon, as well as inform the community about colon cancer prevention and treatment in the Walla Walla Valley.

As visitors walk through the exhibit’s three-dimensional interior, they will view everything on a large scale, including giant polyps, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and the different stages of colorectal cancer. Experts from the Providence St. Mary Regional Cancer Center and Providence Gastroenterology will be on hand to answer questions during the exhibit.