Breast Cancer Test Recommendation

Original post by futuremrsfab

Aug 25, 2008 01:04 PM

Halo is a breast cancer test- my gyno does it at her office & she had recommended it- it was $150 since insurance doesnt cover it yet but it can actually detect breast cancer 7 years!!!! before a lump shows up

The test itself took 5 minutes- they hook you up to this thing that looks a lot like a huge breast milk pump- then warm water fills it & it squeezes.

Just thought I would recommend it- it wasnt bad- a little uncomfortable but totally worth it in my opinion

BNBride60 Posted: Aug 25, 2008 08:45 PM

Re: Breast Cancer Test Recommendation

Posted by ant n tilde

Posted by little34

WOW!!! Great to know...how disgusting is it that insurance doesn't cover stuff like this...hello...if you find this stuff early the insurance companies will have to pay way less compared to what they pay when you do have cancer and have to go through treatments and everything....I hate health insurance companies!!!

Do a little research on your own. This test is pretty controversial. Many studies show that it is pointless which is why insurance hasnt picked it up yet. Or worse, there are false positives.

I would never suggest someone get the test or NOT get the test, just be aware of all the sides to the story

Sometimes, if a company rep comes into the office, and offers the doctor an incentive - they will suddenly start offering it.

I definitely encourage doing your own research ALWAYS when it comes to medical stuff. However, I did also want to point out that the test is FDA approved.