Soy intake may reduce mortality in breast cancer..

swg

Thought you all might find this study interesting!

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/316218.p...

windingshores

The title is a little misleading so hope people read the article. This is for triple negative bc, doesn't apply to hormone-positive cancers, and may also not apply to those taking anti-hormonals.

Meg101

For what it's worth, my MO specifically said I shouldn't consume soy because of my ER+PR+ status. However, she then said it's OK to eat TOFU. There is so much conflicting info out there, it's hard to keep it all straight.

swg - One of the reasons many of us join BCO is to bounce info off each other so we can make better informed life-saving decisions. Keep posting and reading here at BCO so we can all share what we're learning. BTW, I started following you just before you were diagnosed. You remind me of my daughters. I witnessed your shock and fear when you received your diagnosis. And then I watched as you received the other diagnosis in your other breast. You have already come a long way since then, and I wish you the best. Keep asking questions.

ksusan

My MO, who is at a teaching hospital, allows whole soy products (such as tofu) in moderation, and disallows concentrated soy protein (such as soy protein isolate, or soy protein powder).

Meg101

ksusan - So it's probably OK to consume Edemame?

swg

Aw, thanks Meg101. Yeah..I gotta say, I'm still kind of in shock. You know that surreal feeling, where you're just plodding from one drs appt to the next? I'm just hoping life gets back to normal, at some point, but I know I have to be prepared for everything.

I've seen studies, btw, indicating soy/soymilk/tofu is not harmful for people with hormone-positive cancers. I'm reading a book by Diana Dyer who had breast cancer and then a recurrence years later, and is a nutritionist. She had hormone-positive cancer and drank soymilk, ate tofu..etc.

swg

https://www.oncologynutrition.org/erfc/hot-topics/soy-and-breast-cancer/

ksusan

Yes, edamame = soy beans, so it's in the same group of whole-soy products as tofu.

Anonymous

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