Ovarian and Endometrial Cancer

Plant Compounds Combat Endometrial Cancer
Consumption of phytoestrogens (weak estrogens found in plants) was associated with a reduced risk for endometrial cancer, reported the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. A case-control study compared 500 women aged 35 to 79 with endometrial cancer with 470 controls, looking at intakes of three classes of phytoestrogens: isoflavones, coumestans, and lignans. Women with the highest intakes of isoflavones and lignans had a 41 percent and 32 percent reduced risk, respectively. The highest risk for endometrial cancer was seen in obese women consuming the least amount of plant-derived phytoestrogens.

Horn-Ross PL, John E, Canchola AJ, Stewart SL, Lee MM. Phytoestrogen intake and endometrial cancer risk. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2003;95:1158-63.

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