colonoscopy
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Origin of colonoscopy
First recorded in 1900–05; colon 2 ( def. ) + -o- ( def. ) + -scopy ( def. )
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Imagine going to the doctor for a colonoscopy and leaving with a complete view not just of your gut or colon-cancer risk, but of your overall health status.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
For the Americans thinking 83% sounds like a good-enough option to avoid a colonoscopy or a stool test, think again.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
For the first time, the American Cancer Society recommended in an announcement last month that a blood test could be used to screen people who choose not to or can’t get a colonoscopy.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
With additional clinical data, the model could become even more accurate and eventually match colonoscopy performance.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2026
And in the middle of Eisman’s colonoscopy, a roomful of doctors and nurses retold the story of Eisman’s genius.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Even though the federal government mandates coverage of preventive colonoscopies and stool tests at no cost to the patient, money can still be a reason why people put off getting screened.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
The same AI pattern-recognition that’s learning to spot breast tumors is being applied to thyroid screening, lung nodule detection and colonoscopies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
A lower level would mean more people being referred for colonoscopies to help diagnose or rule out bowel cancer.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
Dr. Huang added that diagnostic tools designed to measure intestinal stiffness could one day help identify individuals at higher risk for early-onset CRC, similar to how colonoscopies are used to screen for average-onset disease.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2026
Just as we have timelines for things like mammograms and colonoscopies, I would love to see timelines for menopause training where at age 35, we start explaining symptoms to women.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2025
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