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<blockquote data-quote="adio" data-source="post: 2045303" data-attributes="member: 563568">you may be right:CancerIn Japan, where soy is a major part of the diet, an attention-getting cancer statistic has been reported. The 4th Edition of Cancer Rates and Risks, edited by Harras, shows the prostate mortality rate to be five times lower than in the United States. Phytoestrogens or isoflavones, which are abundant in soy protein, may combat cancer in both men and women. Scientists are eager to learn more about these chemicals, which are similar to human hormones, only weaker.Breast cancer is a hormonally-driven tumor and its growth is fueled by the hormone estrogen. All estrogens must actually attach to a receptor in order to work and when too much estrogen reaches the receptor, the risk of cancerous growth increases. Genestein, one of the isoflavones or pigments found in soybeans, has been seen to block the natural estrogen activity related to cancer growth in a manner similar to the breast cancer drug tamoxifen. Stephen Barnes, Ph.D., a professor of pharmacology at The University of Alabama at Birmingham, is one of the researchers who has reported on this beneficial effect of genestein.Another recent study found that drinking soy milk more than once a day was associated with a 70 percent reduction in men&#039;s risk for prostate cancer. Soy estrogens may block testosterone, slowing prostate tumor growth.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="adio, post: 2045303, member: 563568"] you may be right: Cancer In Japan, where soy is a major part of the diet, an attention-getting cancer statistic has been reported. The 4th Edition of Cancer Rates and Risks, edited by Harras, shows the prostate mortality rate to be five times lower than in the United States. Phytoestrogens or isoflavones, which are abundant in soy protein, may combat cancer in both men and women. Scientists are eager to learn more about these chemicals, which are similar to human hormones, only weaker. Breast cancer is a hormonally-driven tumor and its growth is fueled by the hormone estrogen. All estrogens must actually attach to a receptor in order to work and when too much estrogen reaches the receptor, the risk of cancerous growth increases. Genestein, one of the isoflavones or pigments found in soybeans, has been seen to block the natural estrogen activity related to cancer growth in a manner similar to the breast cancer drug tamoxifen. Stephen Barnes, Ph.D., a professor of pharmacology at The University of Alabama at Birmingham, is one of the researchers who has reported on this beneficial effect of genestein. Another recent study found that drinking soy milk more than once a day was associated with a 70 percent reduction in men's risk for prostate cancer. Soy estrogens may block testosterone, slowing prostate tumor growth. [/QUOTE]

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