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Pap test for the breast?

August 28, 2008

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I'm a bit skeptical. Today I read about a test that supposedly gives you signs if you are at risk of getting breast cancer. It's not a substitute for getting a mammogram, according to the manufacturer (am glad they noted this!).

HALO is FDA-cleared for the collection of nipple aspirate fluid for cytological evaluation. Like the Pap test for cervical cancer, HALO looks for cellular changes years before breast cancer might develop.

Multiple studies have shown that if a woman has abnormal cells in the breast ducts, she has a 4-5 times greater risk of developing breast cancer. Some studies concluded that the risk is even higher when combined with a family history of breast cancer.

Oh, it's going to be featured on the Rachael Ray Show on September 2. I am curious to learn more about it, though I wonder if it really will help lower breast cancer rates. What do you think?

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