why is it bad for someone who is taking tomaxifon to eat foods with soya?
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Q: why is it bad for someone who is taking tomaxifon to eat foods containing soya?
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6/ 6/08 3:51pm
Joyce, there are a lot of mixed messages about this. My oncologist says it's OK, so long as you don't make it a ridiculously HUGE part of your diet. The estrogens in soy are a different kid than what's in your body. What's NOT OK is to take those "natural" hot flash treatments that have "soy extract" - that's actually bad for you. Soy in its natural, whole state (soy milk, tofu, etc.) is OK; soy broken down into soy extracts, soy isolate, etc. is NOT good. - PJH
6/ 6/08 12:37pm
Soy contains natural plant estrogen, so if your cancer is er/pr+ you definitely want to avoid soy products and most herbal remedies as the ingredients often have affects on this type of cancer as well.
Hope this helps!
Angi
6/ 6/08 11:37pm
PJ's right about the mixed messages, which is why it's probably best to see what your doctor's thoughts are about it.
I just know from my own personal experience with half a dozen oncologists that have told me to avoid soy and herbal products as if they were the plauge. Not sure why there is so many mixed messages on this subject, but with time all things pertaining to cancer changes as new studies and reports come out. Some doctors are old school, and some very up to the minute on research,
For me, I just find it easier avoiding all of it, that way I have no worries and no lectures from the doc = )
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