cancer in women

(Washington University School of Medicine) Maintaining bone density could be a key to decreasing the spread of cancer in women with locally advanced breast cancer, according to research at Washington University School of Medicine in St.

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Evidence is growing from animal and human studies that genistein, a potent chemical found in soy, protects against development of breast cancer -- but only if consumed during puberty, says a Georgetown University Medical Center researcher in the British Journal of Cancer published online today.

The challenge now, she says, is for scientists to understand precisely why soy appears to provide a shield against the most common cancer in women.