Breast cancer, Asian diet, and soy genistein - A matter of all or nothing

Nutrition and Food Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-34

  McCauley, Lindsay ^a   Demmig Adams, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Diet; Health and safety; Risk management

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GENISTEIN; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ASIAN; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CONSUMER; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FISH; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PUBERTY; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOYBEAN; VEGETABLE;

EID: 19744368348     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00346650510579135     Document Type: Review

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