DIETARY SUPPLEMENT GENISTEIN CAN UNDERMINE BREAST CANCER TREATMENT
September 23, 2008
September 23, 2008
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Sept. 23 -- The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign issued the following news release:
Women taking aromatase inhibitors to treat breast cancer or prevent its recurrence should think twice before also taking a soy-based dietary supplement, researchers report.
Genistein, a soy isoflavone that mimics the effects of estrogen in the body, can negate the effectiveness of aromatase inhibitors, which are designed to reduce the levels of estrogens th . . .
Women taking aromatase inhibitors to treat breast cancer or prevent its recurrence should think twice before also taking a soy-based dietary supplement, researchers report.
Genistein, a soy isoflavone that mimics the effects of estrogen in the body, can negate the effectiveness of aromatase inhibitors, which are designed to reduce the levels of estrogens th . . .