Eating Soy May Reduce Breast Cancer

[achtungbaby]

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28 -- Eating soy foods on a regular basis-especially during adolescence-might lower the risk of breast cancer, according to preventive medicine researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and colleagues.

Asian-American women who consumed soy foods on a weekly basis during their teen years and adulthood had about half the risk of developing breast cancer compared to similar women who ate little soy during the same time periods, according to a study in the September issue of Carcinogenesis.

Risk also was somewhat lowered for women who ate soy regularly during the teen years but consumed little during adulthood. However, preliminary data suggest little added benefit for women who ate little soy during adolescence but a high amount of soy during adulthood.

"There has been a lot of talk and controversy about the Asian diet and connections between soy food intake and breast cancer. We wanted to look at soy very carefully, to better understand if soy by itself is protective or if the level of soy consumption is just a marker for acculturation," says Anna H. Wu, Ph.D. professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine.

full story (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/08/020830071955.htm)

[deez nuts]

Yup eating soy is good and decreases chances of breast cancer in women.

But, soy also has been shown to increase estrogen and lower testerone in men :(

[kasia]

Originally posted by Chasiubao_Boy@Sep 1 2002, 01:43 AM
Yup eating soy is good and decreases chances of breast cancer in women.

But, soy also has been shown to increase estrogen and lower testerone in men :(
well, don't shanghainese people have soy milk for breakfast all the time? that explains why chinalama is so... :)

j/k. he's not even here to defend himself. :lol:

[SunWuKong]

Originally posted by Chasiubao_Boy@Aug 31 2002, 08:43 PM
Yup eating soy is good and decreases chances of breast cancer in women.

But, soy also has been shown to increase estrogen and lower testerone in men :(
oh, maybe i should cut down on tofu.

[deez nuts]

Oh don't get me wrong soy has very beneficial properties. But I believe you have to be eating a lof of soy products to see a significant raise in estrogen.

[kasia]

i deleted all posts that had nothing to do with this the benefits of eating soy :) no flame wars please.

[Saiko]

Umm. Mmm soy?
But I drink milk a lot lot more than soy. I hardly ever drink soy. Maybe I should, because I always hear it's so good for you.

[kasia]

Originally posted by Saiko@Sep 1 2002, 06:32 PM
Umm. Mmm soy?
But I drink milk a lot lot more than soy. I hardly ever drink soy. Maybe I should, because I always hear it's so good for you.
drink regular milk and soy milk. that way you can grow up to be tall and curvy. :)

[Saiko]

I'm short and curvy. Does that work too?

[kasia]

the article says that there is little added benefit for those women who consumed little soy during their adolescence but a lot during adulthood.

what are ways for us women who have already reached adulthood to decrease our risk of breast cancer?

[SunWuKong]

Originally posted by kasia@Sep 1 2002, 03:41 PM
the article says that there is little added benefit for those women who consumed little soy during their adolescence but a lot during adulthood.

what are ways for us women who have already reached adulthood to decrease our risk of breast cancer?
pregnancy

[deez nuts]

Originally posted by kasia@Sep 1 2002, 03:41 PM
the article says that there is little added benefit for those women who consumed little soy during their adolescence but a lot during adulthood.


There are still conflicting research reports about it. Soy protein has shown to have lessen menopausal symptoms (e.g. balancing hormonone levels), may even help prevent osteoporosis all directly or indirectly related to women in menopause. It also reduces cardiovascular risks and has anti-tumoral effects. It's just one of those topics thats just gonna go back and forth. But, bottomline is research has shown conclusive evidence that soy has beneficial effects.

To decrease risks of breast cancer. I'm sure you've heard about it already, like eat right, exercise, smoking cessation, family history of breast cancer, etc. Along with regularly scheduled mammograms and know how to perform a self breast examination.

Males can get breast cancer too.



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[SunWuKong]

Originally posted by Chasiubao_Boy@Sep 1 2002, 05:38 PM
Originally posted by kasia@Sep 1 2002, 03:41 PM
the article says that there is little added benefit for those women who consumed little soy during their adolescence but a lot during adulthood.


There are still conflicting research reports about it. Soy protein has shown to have lessen menopausal systems (e.g. balancing hormonone levels), may even help prevent osteoporosis all directly or indirectly related to women in menopause. It also reduces cardiovascular risks and has anti-tumoral effects. It's just one of those topics thats just gonna go back and forth. But, bottomline is research has shown conclusive evidence that soy has beneficial effects.

To decrease risks of breast cancer. I'm sure you've heard about it already, like eat right, exercise, smoking cessation, family history of breast cancer, etc. Along with regularly scheduled mammograms and know how to perform a self breast examination.

Males can get breast cancer too.
so is it true that pregnancy helps? a pharmacist friend of mine told me that.

[deez nuts]

Originally posted by SunWuKung@Sep 1 2002, 05:53 PM
Originally posted by Chasiubao_Boy@Sep 1 2002, 05:38 PM
Originally posted by kasia@Sep 1 2002, 03:41 PM
the article says that there is little added benefit for those women who consumed little soy during their adolescence but a lot during adulthood.


There are still conflicting research reports about it. Soy protein has shown to have lessen menopausal systems (e.g. balancing hormonone levels), may even help prevent osteoporosis all directly or indirectly related to women in menopause. It also reduces cardiovascular risks and has anti-tumoral effects. It's just one of those topics thats just gonna go back and forth. But, bottomline is research has shown conclusive evidence that soy has beneficial effects.

To decrease risks of breast cancer. I'm sure you've heard about it already, like eat right, exercise, smoking cessation, family history of breast cancer, etc. Along with regularly scheduled mammograms and know how to perform a self breast examination.

Males can get breast cancer too.
so is it true that pregnancy helps? a pharmacist friend of mine told me that.
No. it's the other way around MK.

[SunWuKong]

Originally posted by Chasiubao_Boy@Sep 1 2002, 06:01 PM
Originally posted by SunWuKung@Sep 1 2002, 05:53 PM
Originally posted by Chasiubao_Boy@Sep 1 2002, 05:38 PM
Originally posted by kasia@Sep 1 2002, 03:41 PM
the article says that there is little added benefit for those women who consumed little soy during their adolescence but a lot during adulthood.


There are still conflicting research reports about it. Soy protein has shown to have lessen menopausal systems (e.g. balancing hormonone levels), may even help prevent osteoporosis all directly or indirectly related to women in menopause. It also reduces cardiovascular risks and has anti-tumoral effects. It's just one of those topics thats just gonna go back and forth. But, bottomline is research has shown conclusive evidence that soy has beneficial effects.

To decrease risks of breast cancer. I'm sure you've heard about it already, like eat right, exercise, smoking cessation, family history of breast cancer, etc. Along with regularly scheduled mammograms and know how to perform a self breast examination.

Males can get breast cancer too.
so is it true that pregnancy helps? a pharmacist friend of mine told me that.
No. it's the other way around MK.
oh...

or is it that the younger you become pregnant, the lower your chances are of developing breast cancer later?

[deez nuts]

When it comes to pregnancy the later in life (i.e. older you are) you chose to bear children the higher the chance of breast cancer. So you are correct MK.

The appearance of tumors has to be constantly monitored since chemo and radiation therapy is not an option, obviously which will be detrimental to the fetus.

Good job bringing this topic up, MK. Hehe you folks are working me to death! Haha j/k.


Edit: I think the numbers are women patients in their low to mid 30' show a breast cancer rate of of like 1 in 3000 or 4000 pregnancies. Just to give you an idea.



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[SunWuKong]

Originally posted by Chasiubao_Boy@Sep 1 2002, 06:14 PM
Edit: &nbsp;I think the numbers are women patients in their low to mid 30' show a breast cancer rate of of like 1 in 3000 or 4000 pregnancies. &nbsp; Just to give you an idea.
any studies that differentiate these numbers across racial lines?



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[deez nuts]

Originally posted by SunWuKung@Sep 1 2002, 07:06 PM
Originally posted by Chasiubao_Boy@Sep 1 2002, 06:14 PM
Edit: I think the numbers are women patients in their low to mid 30' show a breast cancer rate of of like 1 in 3000 or 4000 pregnancies. Just to give you an idea.
any studies that differentiate these numbers across racial lines?
I'm sure there are, but I don't know the numbers off hand. I'll check into it at the medical library.