Soy isoflavone intake and bone mineral density in breast cancer survivors.

Purpose: Low bone mineral density (BMD) is common among breast cancer survivors due to acute estrogen deprivation. Soy food is a rich source of phytoestrogens, namely isoflavones, known to have both estrogenic and anti-estrogenic effects. The objective of the study was to assess the association betw...

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Published in:Cancer Causes & Control Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 571 - 581
Main Authors: Baglia, Michelle L, Gu, Kai, Zhang, Xianglan, Zheng, Ying, Peng, Peng, Cai, Hui, Bao, Ping-Ping, Zheng, Wei, Lu, Wei, Shu, Xiao-Ou
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Apr2015
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