A study conducted by Vanderbilt University Medical Center research
associate professor Dr. Gong Yang shows for the first time that eating
soy foods may help lung cancer patients live longer.
Lung cancer is a problem for women worldwide; it is estimated that breast cancer deaths will only be half of lung cancer deaths. A major cause of lung cancer in the United States is smoking. However, many never-smoking women in Asia develop lung cancer. It is thought to be due to their, "predilection for developing mutations...that cause lung cancer to grow."
The study looked at women in China and found an association between soy foods and their lung cancer. Soy foods include soy milk, tofu, fresh and dry soybeans and soy sprouts.
Isoflavones in soy beans act like selective estrogen modulators (SERMS) which act like a current breast cancer drug.
"Patients with the highest soy food intake had better overall survival compared with those with the lowest intake," said Yang.
Further research is needed to determine when soy foods are most effective.
For the full article, visit http://healthyliving.msn.com/diseases/breast-cancer/tofu-rich-diet-may-help-women-with-lung-cancer-live-longer.
Lung cancer is a problem for women worldwide; it is estimated that breast cancer deaths will only be half of lung cancer deaths. A major cause of lung cancer in the United States is smoking. However, many never-smoking women in Asia develop lung cancer. It is thought to be due to their, "predilection for developing mutations...that cause lung cancer to grow."
The study looked at women in China and found an association between soy foods and their lung cancer. Soy foods include soy milk, tofu, fresh and dry soybeans and soy sprouts.
Isoflavones in soy beans act like selective estrogen modulators (SERMS) which act like a current breast cancer drug.
"Patients with the highest soy food intake had better overall survival compared with those with the lowest intake," said Yang.
Further research is needed to determine when soy foods are most effective.
For the full article, visit http://healthyliving.msn.com/diseases/breast-cancer/tofu-rich-diet-may-help-women-with-lung-cancer-live-longer.
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