Why Soy Protects Against Breast Cancer

DESCRIPTION: One reason why soy consumption is associated with improved survival and lower recurrence rates in breast cancer patients may be because soy phytonutrients appear to improve the expression of tumor suppressing BRCA genes.

Research on the anti-breast cancer properties of soy: http://www.greenmedinfo.com/greenmed/topic/19232/focus/395/page

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