Soy reduces breast cancer mortality

Regular consumption of soy products can reduce the probability of death among women who found a tumor of the breast. This conclusion was made by scientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Texas.
Furthermore, It confirmed the benefits of soy, even for those patients who have hormone-dependent forms found breast cancer   (containing estrogen receptors), and the ladies who take tamoxifen. This was reported in the journal Journal of the American Medical Association.

"We found that women who had undergone   breast cancer   and consuming a moderate amount soybean products Forecast survival is generally higher, and the likelihood of tumor recurrence following "- said study author Dr. Xiao Shu Oh.

We know that science previously expressed just the opposite judgments Soybeans and soybean products . It has been argued that soy may increase the risk of breast cancer And worsen the prognosis for women whose disease was detected. This is due to the fact that soy phytoestrogens refers to the group (the group of natural plant steroidal compounds), and hence, may manifest itself in the form of a weak estrogen in a woman's body.

Now, however, it became clear that this view was incorrect. Dr. Shu and colleagues found that soy, on the other hand, reduces the level of estrogen in the body, forming a binding its receptors.

"We were able to establish that soy   of its principle functions in much the same as tamoxifen, "- said Shu. Tamoxifen - a drug that blocks the effects of estrogen in the body, preventing the steroid hormones to" feed "a tumor.

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