Maryland's Health Matters - St. Joseph - Winter 2015 - (Page 6)

From left, andrew, alex, Maria and andrew Fava A HEALING jourNEy Keep calm with 'No More Sleepless Nights ' at the Breast Center SM M aria Fava may be the calmest, most upbeat with clinical, radiographic and sonographic exams every six breast cancer patient you could meet. It's months to one year. partly her natural personality, but there are two "One of the things I love about the Breast Center is that other reasons: She was vigilant about getting they would not let me leave until they were sure my mammo- regular mammograms at the Breast Center grams and ultrasounds were OK," recalls Fava. "I often spent at University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, and her subsequent diagnosis was seamlessly fast-tracked through the Breast Center's No More Sleepless NightsSM program. two to three hours getting additional studies." This thoroughness paid off at Fava's annual mammogram at age 43. Dr. Schultz noticed a suspicious spot on her left breast and ordered a 3-D mammogram and an ultrasound. Keeping a Close WatCh Next, he performed a biopsy-all on the same Fava has suffered from "lumpy, dense breasts," as she puts morning. The No More Sleepless Nights pro- it, since she was young, which made mammograms harder gram went into hyperspeed. to read, since dense tissue and tumors show up as solid "We get patients into diagnosis and treat- white on an X-ray image. So, her Ob-Gyn referred her to ment in a fast, efficient way," explains Dr. Michael Schultz, MD, medical director of the UM St. Joseph Schultz. "We want to provide answers within Breast Center. As part of her initial evaluation, Fava had 24 hours. We've eliminated the weeks-long her first mammogram at age 35. Due to the prevalence of phone calls and back and forth waiting for these benign lumps, Dr. Schultz kept a close eye on her tests and results, which is anxiety-producing 6 MArylAnd's HeAltH MAtters Michael schultz, MD Find out about all of the cancer services offered at UM st. Joseph. go to stjosephtowson.com, http://www.stjosephtowson.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Maryland's Health Matters - St. Joseph - Winter 2015

Maryland's Health Matters - St. Joseph - Winter 2015
In This Issue
A Healthy Start
And the Beat Goes On
A Healing Journey
Back (and Neck) in Action
A Life Back in Bloom
At A Glance
Healthy At Home
New and Events

Maryland's Health Matters - St. Joseph - Winter 2015