학술논문
Childhood Soy Intake and Breast Cancer Risk in Asian American Women.
Document Type
Article
Author
Source
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention; Apr2009, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p1050-1059, 10p, 6 Charts
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Language
ISSN
10559965
Abstract
The article presents a population-based case-control study of breast cancer among Asian women migrated to the U.S. In this study, Chinese, Japanese and Filipino women ages 20 to 55 years were interviewed about daughter's childhood exposures. The study found that soy intake during childhood, adolescence, and adult life was associated with decreased breast cancer risk, with the strongest, most consistent effect for childhood intake.