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Will soy give you breast cancer?

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Not proven: Alhthough many individuals have raised concerns about the possibility of estrogen like substances in soy, I am not aware of anyt study whichg has documented a true relationship.

Answered 7/31/2012

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No: Since certain soy products have weak estrogenic properties, the claim makes an llogical, scientifically unsupported claim that soy "causes" breast ca. Estrogen itself may promote some breast cancers, and theweaker soys potentially could do this "weakly", .

Answered 9/7/2019

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