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How to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
Filed under Health Research NewsJul 14Soy Food & Isoflavone Intakes Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
A recent study among Chinese women showed that those with the highest intakes of soy foods and soy isoflavones had a significantly lower risk of breast cancer.
Soy food consumption and breast cancer risk has been the focus of controversial recently. A recent case-control study was conducted to assess the relationship between soy food intake and breast cancer risk according to the estrogen receptor (ER) and/or progesterone receptor (PR) status of breast cancer.
Participants included 438 Chinese women with primary breast cancer that were matched by age and residence (rural/urban) with 438 women free of cancer. Dietary intake was assessed by face-to-face interviews using a validated food frequency questionnaire.
Researchers observed a statistically significant inverse association between soy isoflavone and soy protein intake with breast cancer risk. The women in the group with the highest soy isoflavone intake had a 46% decreased cancer risk compared to the group with the lowest intake. Women in the group with the highest soy protein had a 38% reduced cancer risk compared to the lowest intake group. A preventive effect of soy food was found for all subtypes of ER and/or PR status of breast cancer. The inverse association was more evident among premenopausal women.
This study suggests that consumption of soy foods and soy isoflavones may reduce the risk of breast cancer, and that the protective effects of soy do not seem to differ by ER and PR breast cancer status.Source: Zhang C et al. Cancer Sci. 2010 Feb;101(2):501-7
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3 Responses to “How to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk”
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Helen,
Thank you for this article. I don’t think any woman can do enough to learn about Breast Cancer. I have a friend that battled (and won!) so NOW information about the disease speaks a little bit more to my heart!Thanks for all the great information!
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Hi Kim,
I had a friend who died from a long five year battle with breast cancer. She decided to follow the doctors advice and ended up dying from a brain tumour. Sadly she wasn’t open to listening to advice from me and my resources. Another friend who is also close-minded, has had a double mastectomy and I am crossing my fingers that she will survive longer than my other friend… -
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