State of the evidence 2017: an update on the connection between breast cancer and the environment

JM Gray, S Rasanayagam, C Engel, J Rizzo - Environmental Health, 2017 - Springer
Background In this review, we examine the continually expanding and increasingly
compelling data linking radiation and various chemicals in our environment to the current …

Chemotherapy and dietary phytochemical agents

K Sak - Chemotherapy research and practice, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Chemotherapy has been used for cancer treatment already for almost 70 years by targeting
the proliferation potential and metastasising ability of tumour cells. Despite the progress …

The role of phenolic compounds in the fight against cancer–a review

M Carocho, I CFR Ferreira - Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Cancer is a worldwide scourge; it's the leading cause of death in developed countries and is
increasing in develo** countries. Mankind has been trying with effort to find better and …

Soy food intake and breast cancer survival

XO Shu, Y Zheng, H Cai, K Gu, Z Chen, W Zheng, W Lu - Jama, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Context Soy foods are rich in isoflavones, a major group of phytoestrogens that have been
hypothesized to reduce the risk of breast cancer. However, the estrogen-like effect of …

Human microbiota and breast cancer—is there any relevant link?—a literature review and new horizons toward personalised medicine

D Alpuim Costa, JG Nobre, MV Batista… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Breast cancer (BC) is the most common malignancy and the second cause of cancer-
specific death in women from high-income countries. Recently, gut microbiota dysbiosis …

Meta-analysis of soy intake and breast cancer risk

BJ Trock, L Hilakivi-Clarke… - Journal of the National …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Background: High intake of soy foods has been proposed to contribute to the low breast
cancer risk in Asian countries. However, results of epidemiologic studies of this association …

Metabolism of dietary soy isoflavones to equol by human intestinal microflora–implications for health

JP Yuan, JH Wang, X Liu - Molecular nutrition & food research, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Soy isoflavones have received considerable attention. Individuals with isoflavones‐rich diets
have significantly lower occurrences of cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and some …

Soy isoflavones and risk of cancer recurrence in a cohort of breast cancer survivors: the Life After Cancer Epidemiology study

N Guha, ML Kwan, CP Quesenberry… - Breast cancer research …, 2009 - Springer
Soy isoflavones, structurally similar to endogenous estrogens, may affect breast cancer
through both hormonally mediated and non-hormonally related mechanisms. Although the …

Risks and benefits of dietary isoflavones for cancer

S Andres, K Abraham, KE Appel… - Critical reviews in …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
A high intake of fruits and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of cancer. In this context,
considerable attention is paid to Asian populations who consume high amounts of soy and …

[LIBRO][B] Food and western disease: health and nutrition from an evolutionary perspective

S Lindeberg - 2010 - books.google.com
Nutrition science is a highly fractionated, contentious field with rapidly changing viewpoints
on both minor and major issues impacting on public health. With an evolutionary perspective …