How to Use mammogram in a Sentence

mammogram

noun

• She went to the hospital for her yearly mammogram.
• Sutton goes for a mammogram and yells and screams the whole time like a wiffle ball bat with too many holes in it.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 June 2021
• These screenings will be offered to women over the age of 40 who have not had a mammogram in the last year.
  — courant.com, 5 Aug. 2021
• The mammogram did not pick up the cancer; the ultrasound did.
  — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 May 2022
• The first lady shared how much her mammogram helped her.
  — Caroline Catherman, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Dec. 2021
• The checks can range from less than $50 for something like a mammogram to thousands of dollars for surgery.
  — Markian Hawryluk, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022
• My problem is that my daughter (who is 41 years old) does not want to get a mammogram.
  — Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022
• In the quest to detect breast cancer early, mammograms have been a key tool for decades.
  — Laurie Saloman, Verywell Health, 17 Aug. 2023
• Dear Amy: My problem is that my daughter (who is 41 years old) does not want to get a mammogram.
  — Amy Dickinson, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2022
• And there are some new guidelines for when to start getting mammograms.
  — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 9 May 2023
• If the mammograms were flagged as suspicious, women were asked to come back for more tests.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
• All the studies have shown that the annual mammogram is the most effective way to screen.
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2021
• And there are going to be people who miss their mammograms and get breast cancer.
  — Dr. Laura Mulvey, Time, 30 Mar. 2020
• But nearly a quarter of women ages 50-74 are not up-to-date with their mammograms.
  — Lisa Doggett, NPR, 18 June 2024
• Many didn’t have insurance, didn’t know where to get a mammogram or couldn’t afford to take time off from work.
  — Angela Roberts, baltimoresun.com, 30 Oct. 2020
• Just a year before, her mammogram showed no signs of cancer.
  — Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2020
• People with breasts between the ages of 40 and 49 should discuss with their doctor when to start and how often to get a mammogram.
  — Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2022
• Busy Philipps, like many women, put off getting a mammogram during the last year.
  — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2021
• Moseley made an appointment with her doctor to get the lump checked out, which led to a mammogram and a biopsy.
  — Korin Miller, Health.com, 23 June 2021
• Some studies have found that timely mammograms decrease the risk of death from breast cancer by up to 15%.
  — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
• Denser tissue, on the other hand, masks some cancers on a mammogram.
  — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 2 June 2023
• On a mammogram, these breasts will appear mostly light gray or white.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 9 Oct. 2023
• First came the ultrasound, then a mammogram, then a biopsy.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2023
• Her mammogram revealed some very enlarged lymph nodes in her left breast.
  — Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2021
• It was contained in one breast and so tiny it could only be detected by a mammogram.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2021
• Women 40 to 49 should talk to their health care professionals about when to start and how often to get a mammogram.
  — Anne Saker, The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2020
• Tracy Tomer had her first mammogram at age 53, after feeling a lump in her breast.
  — Jon Lapook, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2021
• And then there's a high range that says there's an elevated risk of cancer on these mammograms.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 28 June 2023
• But Nicholson said there wasn’t enough evidence for the task force to recommend mammograms to women ages 75 and up.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024
• Without annual screening, interval cancers can grow unchecked and quickly, and mammograms can miss about half of breast cancers in patients with dense tissue.
  — Clare Dougherty, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2024

Last Updated: 28 Sep 2024