Every year, nearly 44,000 women die from breast cancer in the United States. Yet, the good news about cancer is that it is largely preventible. Based on international and intranational comparisons, researchers have concluded that almost 60 percent of cancers in American women were attributable to dietary factors. Currently, soy is being studied intensively because it appears to help optimize health in numerous ways and its role in the prevention and treatment of cancer is well documented.
Soy can be an important weapon in the war against breast cancer.
The survey questioned 503 American women. About Dr. Tori Hudson Dr. Hudson is a full Professor at the U.S.-accredited National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon, specializing in nutrition, herbal medicines, and women's health concerns. She is the author of the recently published landmark Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine. Dr. Hudson also operates A Woman's Time, a Portland medical clinic devoted to women' s health. She is a frequent contributor to the Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, Health Counselor, and other publications addressing complementary medicine.