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Moderator's Note: Soy is one of the most genetically altered food stuffs

available. I would not trust soy at all, for any reason. Read the ingredients

of what you buy- it shows up in the most unlikely of products- pizza, french

fries, spaghetti sauce, ice cream, even bread available at Trader Joe's- stuff

that isn't necessarily healthy to begin with but the point being soy is

incredibly hard to avoid but I feel well worth the effort.

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INterestng article . . .

 

Why broccoli, soy fight cancer - Diet & Nutrition - MSNBC.com

 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18134963/

 

Scientists find why broccoli, soy fight cancer

 

Compounds slow production of proteins that cause breast, ovarian disease

 

LOS ANGELES - Eating foods like broccoli and soy has been linked to

lower cancer rates, and California researchers said on Sunday that they

may have discovered the biological mechanism behind the protective

effect.

 

Using cells in a lab dish, researchers at the University of California,

Los Angeles, found that diindolymethane (DIM), a compound resulting from

digestion of cruciferous vegetables, and genistein, an isoflavone in

soy, reduce the production of two proteins needed for breast and ovarian

cancers to spread.

 

" We think these compounds might slow or prevent the metastasis of breast

and ovarian cancer, which would greatly increase the effectiveness of

current treatments, " said Erin Hsu, a UCLA graduate student in

molecular toxicology.

The UCLA team, which reported its finding at a meeting of the American

Association for Cancer Research, will next test the theory in mice.

 

The findings highlight " an entirely unique mechanism ... Preventing the

invasion and metastasis of cancer cells is crucial, " said Dr. Alan

Kristal, associate head of the cancer prevention program at Fred

Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.

 

Cancer cells express very high levels of a surface receptor known as

CXCR4, while the organs to which the cancers spread secrete high levels

of CXCL12, a ligand that binds to that particular receptor.

 

This attraction stimulates the invasive properties of cancer cells and

acts like a homing device, drawing the cancer cells to organs like the

liver or brain.

 

The study found that when cancer cells were treated with either DIM or

genistein, movement toward CXCL12 is reduced by at least 80 percent

compared to untreated cells.

 

Hsu says that this same chemotactic attraction is thought to play a role

in the development of more than 23 different types of cancer.

 

The amount of DIM and genistein used in the study is probably comparable

to use of a high dose of supplements, and is likely not achievable

through consumption of food alone, the researchers said.

 

Both DIM and genistein are already being developed for use as a

preventive, and a chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer, although

more extensive toxicological studies are needed, they added.

 

Copyright 2007 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.

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