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Breast Cancer
Research from Vanderbilt University yields new data on breast cancer
July 9th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "Soy food is a rich source of isoflavones-a class of phytoestrogens that has both antiestrogenic and anticarcinogenic properties. The objective was to evaluate the association of adolescent and adult soy food intake with breast cancer risk in a cohort of 73,223 Chinese women who participated in the Shanghai Women's Health Study." "A validated food-frequency questionnaire was used to assess usual dietary intake during adulthood and adolescence. After a mean follow-up of 7.4 y, 592 incident cases of breast cancer were identified for longitudinal analyses by using Cox regressions. Adult soy food consumption, measured...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-07-09)
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