Breaking Medical News: Soy Boosts Survival in Breast Cancer Patients

[Guest guest]

There's such controversy over soy, but I thought this was heartening. As the

article points out, we're not talking things that have been heavily processed

from soy but foods such edamame (unprocessed), soy milk (which can be made at

home from the bean) and tofu (likewise).

 

Best,

Pat

 

Soy Boosts Survival in Breast Cancer Patients

 

Soy consumption improves breast cancer survival, according to a report in

today's Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers found that

women diagnosed with breast cancer who consume soy products, such as soymilk,

tofu, or edamame, have a 32 percent lower risk of recurrence and a 29 percent

decreased risk of death, compared with women who consume little or no soy. The

report included 5,042 women in the Shanghai Breast Cancer Survival Study, the

largest population-based study of breast cancer survival, and followed them for

a four-year period.

 

In the past, soy has been a controversial topic for cancer patients. However, an

editorial accompanying this new study suggests that inconsistencies in prior

research may be attributable to the comparatively low soy consumption in the

United States, making beneficial effects harder to identify. In China, soy

intake is higher and diets tend to include traditional food sources of soy,

rather than soy supplements.

 

Shu XO, Zheng Y, Cai H, et al. Soy food intake and breast cancer survival. JAMA.

2009;302:2437-2443.

 

Ballard-Barbash R, Neuhouser ML. Challenges in design and interpretation of

observational research on health behaviors and cancer survival. JAMA.

2009;302:2483-2484.

 

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[Guest guest]

I think this is really good news.

 

Patricia

 

--- On Thu, 12/10/09, Patricia Sant <drpatsant wrote:

 

Patricia Sant <drpatsant

Breaking Medical News: Soy Boosts Survival in Breast

Cancer Patients

 

Thursday, December 10, 2009, 6:01 AM

 

There's such controversy over soy, but I thought this was heartening. As the

article points out, we're not talking things that have been heavily processed

from soy but foods such edamame (unprocessed), soy milk (which can be made at

home from the bean) and tofu (likewise).

 

Best,

Pat

 

Soy Boosts Survival in Breast Cancer Patients

 

Soy consumption improves breast cancer survival, according to a report in

today's Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers found that

women diagnosed with breast cancer who consume soy products, such as soymilk,

tofu, or edamame, have a 32 percent lower risk of recurrence and a 29 percent

decreased risk of death, compared with women who consume little or no soy. The

report included 5,042 women in the Shanghai Breast Cancer Survival Study, the

largest population-based study of breast cancer survival, and followed them for

a four-year period.

 

In the past, soy has been a controversial topic for cancer patients. However, an

editorial accompanying this new study suggests that inconsistencies in prior

research may be attributable to the comparatively low soy consumption in the

United States, making beneficial effects harder to identify. In China, soy

intake is higher and diets tend to include traditional food sources of soy,

rather than soy supplements.

 

Shu XO, Zheng Y, Cai H, et al. Soy food intake and breast cancer survival. JAMA.

2009;302:2437-2443.

 

Ballard-Barbash R, Neuhouser ML. Challenges in design and interpretation of

observational research on health behaviors and cancer survival. JAMA.

2009;302:2483-2484. 

 

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For information about nutrition and health, please visit www.pcrm.org/.

 

Breaking Medical News is a service of the Physicians Committee for

Responsible Medicine, 5100 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 400,

Washington, DC 20016.

 

 

 

 

 

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

5100 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Ste. 400, Washington, DC  20016

Phone: 202-686-2210

E-mail: pcrm

 

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