Animal study shows why long-time consumption of soyfoods reduces breast cancer recurrence

Sunday, April 19, 2015 - 21:30 in Health & Medicine

Women diagnosed with breast cancer are often told not to eat soyfoods or soy-based supplements because they can interfere with anti-estrogen treatment. But new research could eventually impact that advice, because in animals, a long history of eating soyfoods boosts the immune response against breast tumors, reducing cancer recurrence.

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