What you need to know about mammography Grace's story For over 50 years, Grace Scott-Mason, a retired social worker, has taught piano at her southside Chicago home. At 75, music isn't the only thing she keeps up with. I encourage every woman to do the same.
Grace knows the importance of mammograms.
Last March, her annual test at Advocate Health Center, Sykes, detected a tiny lump in her left breast. Her primary care physician, William Reed, M.D. , internal medicine, referred her for ultrasound and, ultimately, a core needle biopsy. On March 24, David Stern, M.D. , an Advocate Health Centers general surgeon, told her the news. The lump was cancerous. After all, there's no point going around with your head hanging down.