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Soy food intake and breast cancer survival.
High consumption of soy foods may decrease breast cancer re-occurrence and mortality risks.
This study investigated the relationship between soy isoflavone consumption, tamoxifen intake, and breast cancer survival. Using a dietary questionnaire, researchers examined the soy food and tamoxifen intake of 5,042 breast cancer patients in China. The total mortality and breast cancer hazard ratios were assessed in all the subjects.
Researchers observed that high consumption of soy foods diminished the chances of breast cancer re-occurring after treatment in both users and non-users of tamixofen. Consuming large quantities of soy isoflavone products was also found to reduce total and breast cancer-related mortalities in this study. The findings of this study show that high intake of soy foods may increase breast cancer survival rates.
Research Summary Information
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2009
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Shu XO, Zheng Y, Cai H, Gu K, Chen Z, Zheng W, Lu W.
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Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, 2525 West End Ave, Ste 600, Nashville, TN 37203-1738, USA. xiao-ou.shu@vanderbilt.edu
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Yes, Free full text of study was found:
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Yes. Source of funding disclosure found
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This study was supported by grants from the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (DAMD 17-02-1-0607) and the National Cancer Institute (R01 CA118229).
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Yes. Potential conflicts disclosure found
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Shu XO received a small research development fund from the United Soybean Board in 2005. The United Soybean Board played no role in the design, implementation, or result interpretation of this study or in the preparation or approval of the manuscript.
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