Hormones play an important role in beast cancer.

Hormones play an important role in beast cancer. Higher levels of estrogen are associated with a greater risk of breast cancer. Women who have children later in life also appear to have an elevated risk of breast cancer.

Breast cancer can occur in two different places in the breast, the lobules (the milk-producing tissue), and the ducts that carry the milk to the nipple. The different types of breast cancer are:
Ductal carsinoma in situ - This is an early cancer in the milk ducts and is the most easy of all cancers of the breast to treat.

Invasive ductal carcinoma - This is cancer which started in the milk ducts, but has spread to other areas.

Lobular carcinoma in situ - Technically this is not considered a cancer, but rather a pre-cancerous condition. Women with this condition have an increased risk of developing cancer and need regular checkups.

Invasive lobular carcinoma - This starts in the lobules and spreads. It is difficult to diagnose because it does not always form a lump and does not always show up in mammograms. In breast cancer there are usually no symptoms initially, a lump being the first telltale sign. This lump may occur in or near the breast or in or near the underarm. The breast may change size or shape. There may be discharge from the nipple. There may also be change in the texture of the breast, becoming scaly, dimpled (orange peel), or puckered.

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Soy Beans and Hormones

What you need to know about Soy and Cancer. If your Cancer, your Tumor is Estrogen - Hormone Fed than you need to stop using soy products. I always thought soy was good for me, I stopped drinking Cow's Milk and went for soy to be healthier and now since a family member has gotten a tumor in her breast that is cancerous and is hormonally fed, I have learned that SOY is now to be avoided for it feeds this particular type of cancer.

Soybean Information from Dr. John Lee, who is a Great Source for you to learn about your hormones, test your hormone level and understand the role hormones play in your life.

About Soy Foods
DON'T GO OVERBOARD WITH SOY
A Cautionary Tale
by John R. Lee, M.D.

Soybeans also contain potentially healthful compounds called phytoestrogens (also known as isoflavones), such as genestein, diadzein and others that are weak-acting estrogens.

Phytoestrogens occupy estrogen receptors and thereby reduce the effect of one's potentially more potent endogenous (made in the body) estrogens. This may well be the reason for the lower incidence of breast and prostate cancer in Japan. However, seen in context with the whole diet, large doses of these phytoestrogens are not as healthy as smaller doses combined with all the other factors found in the traditional Japanese diet.

Soybeans contain enzyme inhibitors that can block protein absorption as well as uptake of the enzyme trypsin, leading to thyroid deficiency and retarded growth. They also contain hemagglutinin that decreases the ability of red blood cells to properly absorb oxygen and distribute it throughout the body. These can be removed from soy products, but the usual attempts to do so (by pureeing the beans, soaking in an alkaline solution, and then cooking them in a pressure cooker) will, at the same time, make the beans’ proteins difficult to digest.

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