Archive - May 2018

Tapping into the Customer Experience for the Mastectomy Patient, Miriam Lieber, President, Lieber Consulting, LLC Heartland attendees are invited to attend Miriam Lieber's session on the mastectomy patient experience and discussion how to become a resource for patient's regardless of their path after surgery (mastectomy with reconstruction or without).  If you are not registered for Heartland Conference, follow the link below! If you are interested in only attending the women's

Would you like to be among the first to know the dates and locations of Focus 2019? We will be revealing this information within the next couple of weeks on social media - you don't want to miss this announcement! So if you haven't already, "like" our Essentially Women Facebook page. The link below will take you to our page, however, you will still need to click "Like" in order to get our updates and be notified when we publish the announcement! Can't wait to see you there! Essentially

Yoga can help older women who fight frequent bouts of urinary incontinence, new research suggests. The finding stems from a small study of participants in yoga classes specifically designed to help older women with urinary incontinence. They were between the ages of 55 and 83 (average age: 66), and none practiced yoga before joining the study. "In spite of their age, the frequency of their incontinence and their lack of experience with yoga, these women were able to learn to practice yoga effectively

In a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Mayo Clinic researchers identified that an FDA drug approved for myelodysplastic syndrome may be useful to treat triple-negative breast cancer, which is one of the most aggressive and lethal types of breast cancer. In this study, Mayo investigators identified that the drug 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (decitabine) which is FDA approved for the treatment of certain hematological (blood) cancers, could significantly inhibit

Our bodies have an innate "timer" known as the biological clock. A new study suggests that one gene that helps to regulate this timer may also have a protective role against breast cancer. A collection of genes that encode different proteins found in many of our tissues and organs, our biological clocks regulate our circadian rhythms. These are behavioral and physiological changes that occur in response to the day and night cycle. More and more studies are now beginning to tie circadian

It's better to induce than to watch and wait. That's the result of a new study published in PLOS ONE. Researchers at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine found first-time healthy mothers electively induced (artificially stimulated) at 39 weeks are at less risk of cesarean delivery and other serious complications compared to those induced after 41 weeks. Obstetricians generally recommend the procedure at that point since the pregnancy is considered "late-term" and

Breast asymmetry refers to when one breast is a different size or shape than the other. A mammogram or breast cancer screening may show asymmetrical breast size or density. What does this mean for a woman's health? Most women's breasts are slightly different in size, shape, and position. Uneven breasts or nipples are not usually a cause for concern. However, breast tissue or breast density that is significantly uneven has been linked to an increased risk of breast cancer. Regular

A new study has shown that babies carry a 30 percent increased risk of being overweight when they are exposed to two cups of coffee daily while within the mother’s womb. If the mothers were consuming more than three cups of coffee a day while they were pregnant, the babies were 66 percent more likely to become overweight. The study titled “Maternal caffeine intake during pregnancy and childhood growth and overweight: results from a large Norwegian prospective observational cohort study,”

Are you looking for an easy way to increase your cash sales? Are you looking for a new vendor to offer high quality apparel items at discounted prices? If so, you are in luck! Essentially Women is happy to announce a partnership with Iowa Sports Supply to offer high quality t-shirts at discounted rates!  Members are eligible to order their pink ribbon apparel through our e-store a couple times throughout the year. The store will only be open for 1-2 weeks at a time - we will notify membership

Quality of life for women treated with a more targeted radiotherapy treatment - called accelerated partial breast irradiation - is at least as good as quality of life for women treated with standard radiotherapy, according to research presented at the ESTRO 37 conference and published simultaneously in The Lancet Oncology. The treatment uses small tubes to deliver a higher dose of radiotherapy directly to the site of the tumor over a shorter period of time. Previous research shows that it