How to Use colonoscopy in a Sentence

colonoscopy

noun

• Or the local colonoscopy doctors could have sponsored as a way of drumming up business.
  — Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2018
• If the colonoscopy is normal, then it is repeated every 10 years.
  — Dr. Yvette R. Cressey, idahostatesman, 19 Jan. 2018
• There’s the biannual colonoscopy to sit through, because at 52, Jack’s at that point in life.
  — Diane Stopyra, Marie Claire, 19 Dec. 2017
• Such exams are not like mammograms for breast cancer and colonoscopies for colon cancer.
  — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2018
• This could include blood tests, a colonoscopy, a flexible sigmoidoscopy, or an X-ray or CT scan.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 29 Jan. 2018
• Importantly, people who are at higher than average risk should get a colonoscopy rather than a stool or blood test, Lieberman said.
  — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 2 Aug. 2024
• Swizz Beatz took to Instagram to share his experience of getting a colonoscopy and encouraged fans to stay on top of their health.
  — Nerisha Penrose, Billboard, 11 Jan. 2018
• At age 50, routine in-patient colonoscopy is recommended to inspect the large intestine with a special scope.
  — Dr. Yvette R. Cressey, idahostatesman, 19 Jan. 2018
• And because of that, a repeat colonoscopy was not indicated at this time and will be deferred until his next periodic physical exam.
  — Jamie Ducharme, Time, 18 Jan. 2018
• First, there has been a decline in male lung cancer because fewer men are smoking, and a decline in colorectal cancer because of men’s increasing use of colonoscopy.
  — Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2018
• The Guardant test would need to be administered at least every three years starting at age 45, which is the current age that colonoscopies are recommended.
  — Taayoo Murray, Essence, 2 Aug. 2024
• Researchers tested 620 people getting colonoscopies or with confirmed colon cancer at a hospital in Taiwan.
  — Time, 20 Jan. 2018
• All this at a time when the budget that Bevin proposed on Tuesday zeroes out state funding for programs that pay for mammograms and colonoscopies for people who don’t have insurance.
  — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 17 Jan. 2018
• As users of Affordable Care Act plans for over 10 years, the Meiers were shocked a preventive procedure like a colonoscopy wouldn't be covered.
  — Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 22 May 2024
• Rhett and Link shared a clip of their colonoscopies on The Tonight Show.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
• If polyps are found, the colonoscopy may take up to 45 minutes.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
• The average cost of a colonoscopy in the United States is $2,750.
  — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
• But be aware that the test isn’t as effective as a colonoscopy.
  — Ginny Graves, Health.com, 31 Aug. 2020
• There are other tests, too, but colonoscopy is the most common.
  — Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, 10 Oct. 2022
• Told by their doctors to get a colonoscopy, too few patients will even ask about the cost.
  — Lee Schafer, Star Tribune, 26 June 2021
• The high false positive rate persuaded many to go ahead and have the colonoscopy in the first place.
  — Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2024
• Still, the colonoscopy remains the gold standard for screening.
  — Mary Jacobs, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2021
• Patricia talked about the need for people to get a colonoscopy.
  — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2020
• The day before the colonoscopy, patients have to take a strong dose of laxatives.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 29 July 2024
• If blood is found in the stool with a fecal test, then the person needs a follow-up colonoscopy, Kramer said.
  — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 May 2021
• In the book, Grisham does not use the term colonoscopy but heavily implies that's what the trip was for.
  — Kate Bennett, CNN, 28 Sep. 2021
• What my neighbor had witnessed was a home colonoscopy gone awry.
  — Sally Higginson, chicagotribune.com, 7 Mar. 2018
• And, with a simple procedure or with a colonoscopy, saved his life?
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
• There were other plays that will make the Ravens’ film review about as pleasant as a colonoscopy.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 30 Sep. 2019
• Biden kicked off his birthday weekend with a colonoscopy.
  — Peter Weber, The Week, 22 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024