Halo Breast Pap       

Fight Breast Cancer Before You Even Have It

HALO is a five-minute noninvasive test that can help determine your risk of breast cancer years earlier than a mammogram. Simply put, it’s the quickest, easiest way to give your doctor a heads-up, and you a head start.

How Does The Halo Breast Pap Test Work?

HALO combines warmth, massage and suction to bring nipple aspirate fluid (NAF) to the surface. NAF is found in the milk ducts where 95% of all breast cancers originate. The entire cycle is five minutes and is easily incorporated into your well-woman visit. If you produce fluid, the sample is then sent to the lab and analyzed for cellular changes.

Like the Cervical Pap test, HALO is not a diagnostic test and it cannot be used to exclude breast cancer. Patients should continue to undergo other clinical breast screening procedures (mammography, clinical breast examination, self breast examination) as determined by and with their physicians.

How To Talk To Your Doctor About The Halo Breast Pap

Don’t be shy about asking your doctor about HALO. We all need to take control of our healthcare, and HALO is so new your doctor may not have heard about it yet. Most doctors have extremely busy practices and appreciate when new information is brought to their attention.

A good conversation starter might be “Doctor, like most women, I’m concerned about getting breast cancer and want to be as proactive as possible about knowing my risk level. Would the new HALO Breast Pap Test give me earlier warnings of increased risk?”

click here to download our free pdf to learn more about how to talk to your doctor about HALO.