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SCMC Now Offers the Next Generation in Breast Screening: HALO™
"Thanks to the generous donation of this equipment by one of Orange County's own – Laguna Legacy – we are able to give our patients the highest level of screenings for early breast cancer detection,” said Timothy M. Gustafson, Director of Medical Imaging for the hospital. “Technological advances in early detection such as the HALO™ are what makes South Coast Medical Center now truly state-of-the-art." The HALO™ detects early pre-cancerous cell changes within breast ducts – an area of the breast where breast cancers typically begin. Whereas previous screenings for breast cancer began with mammograms for women age 40 and beyond, the HALO™ test can be used to screen many years before a woman’s first mammogram. In addition, HALO™ looks for cellular abnormalities whereas other screens are finding lesions that have been growing for years. HALO™ is the first and only fully automated, noninvasive method for screening “asymptomatic women”. There are no needles or biopsies used for the test and it takes only minutes to perform the procedure. The test is available through SCMC’s Radiology Department, as well as on-campus gynecologist offices for under $100 (The test is not covered by insurance, but pathology analysis part of it is covered by insurance). To make your appointment for a HALO screening, you may call:
No prescription is needed, but an appointment is required. For further details on the procedure and insurance, call (949) 499-7202. Posted 12/3/07 |
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The
hospital is one of the first in California to offer HALO™,
a breast cancer screening test that is to breast cancer detection
what the PAP smear was and is to cervical cancer detection. In
addition to its digital mammography capability, this gives the
hospital another powerful tool for early detection in the fight
against breast cancer.
