What role do soy phytoestrogens play in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer?
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This is probably the same reason flax seeds are so protective. See Flax Seeds & Breast Cancer Survival: Epidemiological Evidence ( and Flax Seeds & Breast Cancer Survival: Clinical Evidence (
What about women who carry breast cancer genes? I touched on that in BRCA Breast Cancer Genes and Soy ( and it’s the topic of my next video, Should Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer Avoid Soy? (
What about genetically modified soy? I made a video abut that too: GMO Soy and Breast Cancer (
Who Shouldn’t Eat Soy? ( Glad you asked. Watch that video too! 🙂
Not all phytoestrogens may be protective, though. See The Most Potent Phytoestrogen is in Beer ( and What are the Effects of the Hops Phytoestrogen in Beer? (
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